Regex < > Not Working

[Dan Korneff]

I could use an extra set of eyes on this function. I'm using regex to validate serial numbers, but I just can't get it to work.

var matches;	
const serialText = "PEE-CLU51-I368X-896M2-JT6Q5-POOP";

//validate serial number
inline function validateSerialNumber(serialNumber)
{


    // Define patern
    local serialPattern = "^[A-Z]{3}-[0-9A-F]{5}-[0-9A-F]{5}-[0-9A-F]{5}-[0-9A-F]{5}-[A-Z]+$";

    //find matches
    matches = Engine.getRegexMatches(serialNumber, serialPattern);

    // If there is a match
	if (matches.length == 1 && matches[0] == serialNumber)
    {
		Console.print("Valid");
        return true;
    }
    else
    {
        Console.print("Not Valid");
        return false;
    }
}

validateSerialNumber(serialText);

This returns false even though the serial number matches the regex pattern

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[d.healey]

@Dan-Korneff I wouldnt bother with this. It's too easy to make a keygen for it.

[Casmat]

RSA Keys!

[Lindon]

@Dan-Korneff yep - head for those RSA key pair hills right now...

[Dan Korneff]

I was using it just to reduce traffic to my license server. No need to hammer my phpworkers with nonsense

[d.healey]

@Dan-Korneff said in Regex < > Not Working:

This returns false even though the serial number matches the regex pattern

How do you know it matches? Do I smell ChatGPT?

I always use regex101 for testing - https://regex101.com/

[Dan Korneff]

@d-healey I asked my best friend, chatGPT, and she agrees it matches :cat_face_with_tears_of_joy:

[d.healey]

@Dan-Korneff Knew it

[Dan Korneff]

@d-healey omg.... [0-9A-F] is limiting the character to A-F. Obviously I want A-Z.