regular expression for directory structure 1

[MiMoore]

hi.

I'm trying to validate an input in the form of directory structure.

the directory has to be start with /forms/guide and can also have any sub direcotry existing off it.

the following would be valid entries
/forms/guide
/forms/guide/
/forms/guide/test

I have tried with no luck the following.

^/forms/guide([/]?$|/[.*]?$)
^/forms/guide([/]?|/[.*]?)$

/forms/guide_test should be prohibited but is allowed.

While the first option seems to work, the second option of the OR is not picked up.

I would appreciate any help on best way to do this. thanks.

 

[knights199]

[/]? will succeed either way. It will accept a '/', but it will be satisfied with nothing.

try:

^/forms/guide(/[^/]*)?$

Untested though

 

[MiMoore]

thanks alot, that worked a treat!