[PHP-DB] Re: [PHP] Re: Regex for telephone numbers

2010-12-31 Thread Al 



On 12/31/2010 11:10 AM, a...@ashleysheridan.co.uk wrote:

Erm, you say regex is overkill, then use one in your example!

Thanks,
Ash
http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk

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From: "Al"
Date: Fri, Dec 31, 2010 15:53
Subject: [PHP] Re: Regex for telephone numbers
To:,



On 12/29/2010 7:12 PM, Ethan Rosenberg wrote:

Dear List -

Thank you for all your help in the past.

Here is another one

I would like to have a regex which would validate that a telephone number is
in the format xxx-xxx-.

Thanks.

Ethan

MySQL 5.1 PHP 5 Linux [Debian (sid)]



Regex is over-kill.

$phoneNum = preg_replace("%\D%", '', $phoneNum);//Remove everything except 
digits

$phoneNum = ltrim($phoneNum,'1');//Remove leading 1s

if(strlen($phoneValue) != 10)
  {
throw new Exception("Phone number must be 10 digits, without leading a 1. Check
your entry carefull");
  }



Save and use the resultant $phoneNum; It is all that needs to be saved and used. 
Dashes, spaces and () are superfluous. Only the 10 digits are required for his 
application.


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[PHP-DB] Re: [PHP] Re: Regex for telephone numbers

2010-12-31 Thread a...@ashleysheridan.co.uk 
Erm, you say regex is overkill, then use one in your example!

Thanks,
Ash
http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk

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From: "Al" 
Date: Fri, Dec 31, 2010 15:53
Subject: [PHP] Re: Regex for telephone numbers
To: , 



On 12/29/2010 7:12 PM, Ethan Rosenberg wrote:
> Dear List -
>
> Thank you for all your help in the past.
>
> Here is another one
>
> I would like to have a regex which would validate that a telephone number is
> in the format xxx-xxx-.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ethan
>
> MySQL 5.1 PHP 5 Linux [Debian (sid)]
>

Regex is over-kill.

$phoneNum = preg_replace("%\D%", '', $phoneNum);//Remove everything except 
digits

$phoneNum = ltrim($phoneNum,'1');//Remove leading 1s

if(strlen($phoneValue) != 10)
 {
throw new Exception("Phone number must be 10 digits, without leading a 1. Check 
your entry carefull");
 }

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