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Can CF7 validate zipcode in a textfield? #WordPress

I have a textfield in CF7 which I want to validate if the users input is 4 digits and 2 characters, like: 1234AB (with no spaces and with capital letters).

This is what I have already, but it doesn’t work:

function custom_postcode_validation_filter($result,$tag){

    $name = $tag->name;

    if($name == 'ba-postcode'){

        $bapostcode = $_POST['ba-postcode'];

        if($bapostcode != '') {

            if(!preg_match('/^([0-9]{4})\([^a-Z]{2})$/', $bapostcode)) {

                $result->invalidate( $tag, "Vul alstublieft een geldige postcode in." );

            }

        }

    }

    return $result;
}   

add_filter( 'wpcf7_validate_text*', 'custom_postcode_validation_filter', 10, 2 );
add_filter( 'wpcf7_validate_text', 'custom_postcode_validation_filter', 10, 2 );

I think it’s probably something with this line:
if(!preg_match('/^([0-9]{4})\([^a-Z]{2})$/', $bapostcode)) {.

So I updated the answer after getting some help. This is what I have now:

function custom_postcode_validation_filter($result,$tag){

    $name = $tag->name;

    if($name == 'ba-postcode'){

        $bapostcode = $_POST['ba-postcode'];

        if($bapostcode != '') {

            $regex = "/^[1-9][0-9]{3} ?(?!sa|sd|ss)[a-z]{2}$/i";

if(!preg_match( $regex, $bapostcode)) {
    $result->invalidate( $tag, "Vul alstublieft een geldige postcode in." );
}

    return $result;
}   

add_filter( 'wpcf7_validate_text*', 'custom_postcode_validation_filter', 10, 2 );
add_filter( 'wpcf7_validate_text', 'custom_postcode_validation_filter', 10, 2 );
    }
 }

It’s still not working. What am I missing?

Also I would like that if the user fills in the field without capital letters, the textfield transforms them automatically.

Any advice is appreciated!

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  1. Chosen as BEST ANSWER
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    Okay I got it done with this code:

    function custom_postcode_validation_filter($result,$tag){

    $name = $tag->name;

    if($name == 'ba-postcode'){

        $bapostcode = $_POST['ba-postcode'];

        if($bapostcode != '') {

            if(!preg_match('/^([1-9]{1})([0-9]{3})([s]{0,1})([a-zA-Z]{2})$/', $bapostcode)) {

                $result->invalidate( $tag, "Vul alstublieft een geldige postcode in." );

            }

        }

    }

    return $result;
}   

add_filter( 'wpcf7_validate_text*', 'custom_postcode_validation_filter', 10, 2 );
add_filter( 'wpcf7_validate_text', 'custom_postcode_validation_filter', 10, 2 );

  2. 0

    Try this regex expression, I have used it in a Dutch site which shares a similar structure.

    function custom_postcode_validation_filter( $result,$tag ){

    if( 'ba-postcode' == $tag->name ){

        // Get postcode field
        $bapostcode = isset( $_POST['postcode'] ) ? trim( $_POST['postcode'] ) : '';

        // Check postcode is set
        if($bapostcode != '') {

            // match postcodes 1234AB
            $regex = "/^[1-9][0-9]{3}(?!sa|sd|ss)[a-z]{2}$/i";

            // validate postcode
            if( !preg_match( $regex, $bapostcode ) ) {
                $result->invalidate( $tag, "Vul alstublieft een geldige postcode in." );
            }

        }   
    }

    return $result;
}
add_filter( 'wpcf7_validate_text*', 'custom_postcode_validation_filter', 10, 2 );
add_filter( 'wpcf7_validate_text', 'custom_postcode_validation_filter', 10, 2 );
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