Regular expression check in form

Hi All,
I am trying to plugin Regular expression check on the user form, for different fields. Can I do it in a java file and call this java class file in the validation part? if yes how can i do it if no what are the other alternatives?
Thanks in advance

I did the following using Xpress and a regular expression "if (/\D/.test(Val))" in JavaScript to check for non-numeric characters in a field.
          <Field name=':variables.approvalSAPID'>
            <Display class='Text'>
              <Property name='title' value='SAP ID of Approving Manager'/>
              <Property name='required'>
                <Boolean>true</Boolean>
              </Property>
              <Property name='maxLength' value='8'/>
              <Property name='size' value='8'/>
              <Property name='help' value='SAP ID of the person who is being asked to approve request'/>
            </Display>
            <Validation>
              <cond>
                <and>
                  <eq>
                    <length>
                      <ref>:variables.approvalSAPID</ref>
                    </length>
                    <i>8</i>
                  </eq>
                  <script>
                      var Val = env.get(':variables.approvalSAPID');
                      testMe(Val);
                      function testMe (Val) {
                                             if (/\D/.test(Val))
                                                return (false);
                                             else
                                                return (true);
                    </script>
                </and>
                <null/>
                <s>! The SAP ID of the Approving Manager must be an 8 digit number !</s>
              </cond>
            </Validation>
          </Field>
Larry L. Viars
Sr. Systems Programmer
Enterprise Systems Management
CenterPoint Energy LLC.

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