Application does not allow some valid names

[nus-pe-bot]

Description:

Although the application handles s/o and d/o correctly, other names that exist in Singapore that contain a/p result in an error.

Expected:

Users who wish to create an entry for patients that have a/p in their name would expect no errors.

Actual:

Since the address field uses a/, an error occurs.

Steps to reproduce

add n/John a/p Doe a/addr p/88888888 e/a@a.com

Screenshots:

Possible fix:

An escape character such as $ could be used to help with detecting and allowing these names.

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_{[original: nus-cs2103-AY2425S2/pe-interim#2463] [original labels: severity.Low type.FeatureFlaw]}

[itsapaulblem]

Team's Response

Thank you for pointing out the bug. However, it's extremely unlikely for a person's name to contain 'a/', 'p/', or 'e/'. Even in the rare event that it does, it would be a minor issue affecting only a very small group of people—we could simply ignore the '/' character in such cases. Alternatively, if we needed to include the '/' character, we could require a whitespace between the letter and the '/' (e.g., 'a /') to avoid ambiguity.

Duplicate status (if any):

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