class pattern.alphabetic
Pattern to match alphabetic characters
Contract
Parameter keyDefault valueType
a_typeopt
regex_string"[a-zA-Z]"string
Water Contract
<class pattern.alphabetic
  regex_string  ="[a-zA-Z]"=string
  _native_object=<ja.org.apache.regexp.RE/>
/>

See also: is_type_for, get_string_segments, replace_string_segments, string_segment

Returns a pattern with a regex_string field set to " [a-zA-Z] ". This pattern is useful for matching uppercase and lowercase letters in the target string.
Example: String contains at least one alphabetic character
<pattern  pattern.<one_or_more pattern.alphabetic /> />.
<is_type_for "!@#abCDefg087" />
true
Example: Does not contain alphabetic characters
<pattern pattern.<one_or_more pattern.alphabetic /> />.
<is_type_for "!@#_():|087" />
false