diff --git a/docs/ref/validators.txt b/docs/ref/validators.txt index 5672200d7f..04b461474f 100644 --- a/docs/ref/validators.txt +++ b/docs/ref/validators.txt @@ -81,11 +81,13 @@ to, or in lieu of custom ``field.clean()`` methods. .. attribute:: regex The regular expression pattern to search for the provided ``value``, - or a pre-compiled regular expression. Raises a + or a pre-compiled regular expression. By default, raises a :exc:`~django.core.exceptions.ValidationError` with :attr:`message` - and :attr:`code` if :attr:`inverse_match` is ``False`` and a match is - found, or if :attr:`inverse_match` is ``True`` and a match is not found. - By default, matches any string (including an empty string). + and :attr:`code` if a match is not found. That standard behavior can + be reversed by setting :attr:`inverse_match` to ``True``, in which case + the :exc:`~django.core.exceptions.ValidationError` is raised when a + match **is** found. By default, matches any string (including an empty + string). .. attribute:: message