Searching currency with symbols like *,(,) crashes native apps and triggers console error in web

[kavimuru]

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Action Performed:

1. Open the app
2. Open any report
3. Open Request Money/Send Money/Split Bill
4. Click on currency
5. In search, try to search with either of the symbols: *,(,)

Expected Result:

It should display that symbol in search box without any error

Actual Result:

It crashes the app on android and does not display the symbol on windows and mac and it also displays console error 'Invalid regular expression'

Workaround:

unknown

Platforms:

Which of our officially supported platforms is this issue occurring on?

• Android / native
• Android / Chrome
• iOS / native
• iOS / Safari
• MacOS / Chrome / Safari
• MacOS / Desktop

Version Number: 1.2.56-0
Reproducible in staging?: y
Reproducible in production?: y
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail:
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Notes/Photos/Videos:

android.crash.on.search.mp4

Invalid.expression.console.mp4

az_recorder_20230119_142156.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: @dhanashree-sawant
Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1674124529838879

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @laurenreidexpensify (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details.

[laurenreidexpensify]

Oh weird - I can't reproduce this on web, Mweb or Android, here's my attempt on android now -

[laurenreidexpensify]

@mateocole I am OOO next week so reassigning, can you continue to troubleshoot this pls.

[iwiznia]

Dupe of #14229