package com.example.arnavkansal.myapplication;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

/**
 * Created by arnavkansal on 10/01/16.
 */
public class validating_editText {
    // validates entries
    // type denotes is it the name, or the entry number being evaluated
    private boolean Validate(String testString, int type){
        final String Name_type = "^[\\p{L} .'-]+$";
        final String Entry_No="(\\d{4})((?:[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z]+))(\\d{5})";
        if (type == 1) return isValid(testString, Name_type);
        return isValid(testString, Entry_No);
    }

    private boolean isValid(String test, String regex_pattern){
        Pattern regx = Pattern.compile(regex_pattern);
        Matcher match = regx.matcher(test);
        return match.matches();
    }
}
@@ -458,17 +458,19 @@
 A-Z%5D
-+
+%5C%5Cd
 ))(%5C%5Cd%7B
-5
+4
 %7D)%22;

edit entry no regex to pass phd/mtechs (e.g. 2014TTZ8080). also need to verify year in entry no, and only allow valid branch codes (ee1,ee5,cs5,etc.)(optional).