Backbone validater length rule doesn't count special characters?

Question

I have a validation rule where a password must be 6 characters or more. But this validation rule is not satisfied/fails is the users password contains special characters.

For example; a password such as @ _a&^ results in the validator saying Password must be 6 or more characters in length.. Maybe the validator doesn't count special characters? A password such as abc123 is ok and the validator works (doesn't complain). password such as abc the validator works and displays the error message.

How can I get the validator to count special characters? Am I just going to have to roll my own validator?

validation: function () {
        return {
            password:  [
                { required: true, msg: _('Password is required.').translate() }
            ,   { length: 6, msg: _('Password must be 6 or more characters in length.').translate() }
            ]
        ,   password2: [
                { required: true, msg: _('Password is required').translate() }
            ,   { equalTo: 'password', msg: _('Password and Confirm Password do not match').translate() }
            ]
        }
    }

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 02 '17 at 13:12

I tested it and it works as expected. The code you shared does not show the problem.

That being said, you should probably use minLength since any password longer than 6 characters is incorrect with your current validation.

_.extend(Backbone.Model.prototype, Backbone.Validation.mixin);

var Model = Backbone.Model.extend({
  validation: function() {
    return {
      password: [{
        required: true,
        msg: 'Password is required.'
      }, {
        length: 6,
        msg: 'Password must be 6 or more characters in length.'
      }]
    };
  }
});

var model = new Model({ password: '@ _a&^' });
console.log('@ _a&^', model.validate());
model.set('password','@ _a&');
console.log('@ _a&', model.validate());

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Backbone validater length rule doesn't count special characters?

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