Regex check in JIRA validation script

Question

I'm trying to check a custom field for a URL string (any URL).  I think I have the regex correct, but I haven't been able to get the syntax right.

RegEx = ^(http:\/\/www\.|https:\/\/www\.|http:\/\/|https:\/\/)?[a-z0-9]+([\-\.]{1}[a-z0-9]+)*\.[a-z]{2,5}(:[0-9]{1,5})?(\/.*)?$

Anyone have a snippet that does something similar?

Aidan Derossett [Adaptavist] · Answer

Hey Scott!

I'd like to help you out here, but I'm not quite sure I understand what the issue is. This is probably a stupid question, but what do you mean when you say "I haven't been able to get the syntax right?" You don't think your Regex syntax is right?

Thanks!

Aidan