Authorized input not validating properly?

CB 2.0.15 on J 3.6.4

I require all my users when they sign up to provide both forename and surname in the Name field, so I have set the Name field Authorized Input box to Multiple Words With Spaces, and yet users can still sign up with just one word and no space(s).

Is this an error, or is that the way the validation is intended to work?

I have found that this regex works to enforce at least 2 words:

/[a-zA-Z]+\s+[a-zA-Z]+/g

Can I just confirm that this is the correct format for Community Builder?

Thanks

Brian

I'd probably use something like the below, which is a little more strict.

/^[a-zA-Z]+ [a-zA-Z]+$/

It explicitly expects a single space between 2 words of any length. It also means the two words must be at the beginning and the end using ^ and $. With your usage you're allowing more than 1 space and the words can be anywhere so it'll match as long as it has at least 2 words somewhere in it.

Thanks, however some people have a middle name or initial, so it doesn't work for them.

So I've used:

/^[a-zA-Z]+\s+[a-zA-Z].*/

Which forces at least two words but allows more. I know they can type extra arbitrary text after the minimum two words, but our moderators can handle that.

Could the "Multiple words with spaces" regex bug be fixed in a future release so that it does as it implies? At present it does not enforce multiple words.

Thanks

Brian

In the case of support middle name you can add an optional 3rd word being allowed with the below.

/^[a-zA-Z]+ [a-zA-Z]+(?: [a-zA-Z]+)?$/

Could the "Multiple words with spaces" regex bug be fixed in a future release so that it does as it implies? At present it does not enforce multiple words.

It's not bugged. It's allowing multiple words with spaces. It's not restricting it to multiple words with spaces.