Java Regex to Validate Full Name allow only Spaces and Letters

Question

I want regex to validate for only letters and spaces. Basically this is to validate full name. Ex: Mr Steve Collins or Steve Collins I tried this regex.

Answer 1

Accept only character with space :-

 if (!(Pattern.matches("^[\\p{L} .'-]+$", name.getText()))) {
    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Please enter a valid character", "Error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
    name.setFocusable(true);
    }