DataAnnotations validation (Regular Expression) in asp.net mvc 4 - razor view

Question

The DataAnnotations validator not working in asp.net mvc 4 razor view, when using the special characters in the regular expression.

Model:

Answer 1

Try using the ASCII code for those values:

^([a-zA-Z0-9 .\x26\x27-]+)$

• \x26 = &
• \x27 = '

The format is \xnn where nn is the two-digit hexadecimal character code. You could also use \unnnn to specify a four-digit hex character code for the Unicode character.