The Java matcher tries to match the entire string, unlike other regex
engines. Try this:

if (!Pattern.matches("[a-z]+", DrawingName.getText().toString())) {
    //do nothing for now
   DrawingName.setText("WRONG");
}


Notice the "!" before the expression.


On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 2:28 AM, Josh <joshdo...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> i have the following code in place to ensure that the user only enters
> the letters a through z into the EditText control.
>
> if (Pattern.matches("[^a-z].*", DrawingName.getText().toString())) {
>     //do nothing for now
>    DrawingName.setText("WRONG");
> }
>
> The problem is it only checks the first character. How can I make it
> check the entire length of the string?                                  }
> >
>

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