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Hello,

I am using the following regex to parse text for phone numbers:



This works for (123) 456-7810, but not (123)456-7810.

Can anyone show me how to make it work for both?

Thanks in advance,

KC

Hi kc,

Sure!
You need a question mark after the [\-\s]
Without it, it says "if we've matched 3 digits, then match a space or a dash.
Cleaned up, it could look like this:



Output:
array(2) { [0]=> string(14) "(123) 456-7810" [1]=> string(13) "(123)456-7810" }

Also, if you don't need to use the area code on its own, then I might bring the parentheses inside Group 1: change the pattern line to
$regex=',(\(?\d{3}?\)?)(?(1)[-\s]?)\d{3}-\d{4},';

Let me know if you have any questions!

Thank you Rajax,

You've got it working!

Best regards,

KC

You're welcome, KC, thanks for letting me know it works for you.
Wishing you a fun weekend.