Im trying to write c# form validation for a xaml-form. The only two things that seem to work are the lines of code that clears the text- and passwordboxes and displays the messagebox. Are my regex-examples wrong, or do I need to work with some kind of while-statement(s)?

//start with capital letter
Match RegMatchFirstName = Regex.Match(TextBoxFirstName.Text, "^[A-Z]+[a-zA-Z]*$");

            if (!RegMatchFirstName.Success)
            {
                TxtFirstNameWrong2.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                TextBoxFirstName.Text = "";
            }
            else
                TxtFirstNameWrong2.Visibility = Visibility.Visible; 

            
            Match RegMatchFirstNameLength = Regex.Match(TextBoxFirstName.Text, "^{1-20}$");

            if (!RegMatchFirstNameLength.Success)
            {
                TxtFirstNameWrong.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                TextBoxFirstName.Text = "";
            }
            else
                TxtFirstNameWrong.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;

              //start with capital letter
              Match RegMatchLastName = Regex.Match(TextBoxLastName.Text, "^[A-Z]+[a-zA-Z]*$");

              if (!RegMatchFirstName.Success)
              {
                  TxtLastNameWrong2.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                  TextBoxLastName.Text = "";
              }
              else
                  TxtLastNameWrong2.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;  

            
            Match RegMatchLastNameLength = Regex.Match(TextBoxLastName.Text, "^{1-20}$");

            if (!RegMatchLastNameLength.Success)
            {
                TxtLastNameWrong.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                TextBoxLastName.Text = "";
            }
            else
                TxtLastNameWrong.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;

            //18-45
            Match RegMatchAge = Regex.Match(Convert.ToString(TextBoxAge.Text), "^([1][8-9]|[2-3][0-9]|[4][0-5])$");

              if (!RegMatchAge.Success) 
              {
                  TxtAgeReq.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                  TextBoxAge.Text = "";
              }
              else
                  TxtAgeReq.Visibility = Visibility.Visible; 

            
            Match RegMatchUsername = Regex.Match(TextBoxUsername.Text, "^{1-10}$");

            if (!RegMatchUsername.Success)
            {
                TxtUsernameWrong.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                TextBoxUsername.Text = "";
            }
            else
                TxtUsernameWrong.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;

            
            Match RegMatchPassword = Regex.Match(PBoxPW.ToString(), "^{6-10}$");

            if (!RegMatchUsername.Success)
            {
                TxtPasswordWrong.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                PBoxPW.Password = "";
            }
            else
                TxtPasswordWrong.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;

            
            if (PBoxRepeatPW != PBoxPW)
            {
                TxtRepeatPasswordWrong.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                PBoxRepeatPW.Password = "";
            }
            else
                TxtRepeatPasswordWrong.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;


            Match RegMatchEmail = Regex.Match(TextBoxEmail.Text, @"^\b[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}\b$");

            if (!RegMatchEmail.Success)
            {
                TxtEmailWrong.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                TextBoxEmail.Text = "";
            }
            else
                TxtEmailWrong.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;


            MessageBox.Show("Membership registered.");

/newbie, thankful for help

You have to use
Match RegMatchFirstName = Regex.Match(TextBoxFirstName.Text, /^[A-Z][a-zA-Z]*$/);
you can try this validation for matching

You have to use
Match RegMatchFirstName = Regex.Match(TextBoxFirstName.Text, /^[A-Z][a-zA-Z]*$/);
you can try this validation for matching

Thanks, but I'm not sure about your line of code. I get 15 errors when I replace my line of code with yours...

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