Create a directive to check no special characters allowed:
import {Directive, forwardRef} from '@angular/core'; import {AbstractControl, NG_VALIDATORS, Validator} from '@angular/forms'; @Directive({ selector: `[formControl][no-special-chars], [formControlName][no-special-chars], [ngModel][no-special-chars]`, providers: [ { multi: true, provide: NG_VALIDATORS, useExisting: forwardRef(() => NoSpecialCharsValidator) } ] }) export class NoSpecialCharsValidator implements Validator { validate(c: AbstractControl): { [key: string]: any; } { const res = /[~`!#$%^&*+=-[]\';,/{}|\":<>?]/g.test(c.value); return res ? {special: true}: null; } }
<div class="meal-form__name"> <label> <h3>Meal name</h3> <input type="text" no-special-chars formControlName="name" placeholder="e.g. English Breakfast"> <div class="error" *ngIf="noSpecials"> Cannot contain special characters </div> </label> </div>
get noSpecial() { return ( this.form.get('name').hasError('special') && this.form.get('name').touched ); }