Lua Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.94+

Validate a ULID

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Checks to see if a ULID is valid. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

local dt = chilkat.DateTime.new()

-- A ULID must be exactly 26 chars in length,
-- and is composed of the following chars: 0123456789ABCDEFGHJKMNPQRSTVWXYZ
-- Note: The ULID alphabet excludes the letters I, L, O, and U

-- Here's a valid ULID
local ulid = "01GRGCH4J88RECEN4D4VK4F629"
local valid = dt:ulid_validate(ulid)
print("valid: " .. tostring(valid))

-- Here's an invalid ULID
ulid = "71GRGxx4Jr8RECEN4D4VK4F62!"
valid = dt:ulid_validate(ulid)
print("valid: " .. tostring(valid))