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r"
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gmx

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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?mx)^ # Start of string" & @CRLF & _ " (?: # A container group:" & @CRLF & _ " (\+49|0049|\+\(49\)|\(\+49\))? [ ()\/-]* # German: country code" & @CRLF & _ " (?(1)|0)1(?:5[12579]|6[023489]|7[0-9]) # trunk prefix and company code" & @CRLF & _ " | # or" & @CRLF & _ " (\+43|0043|\+\(43\)|\(\+43\))? [ ()\/-]* # Austrian: country code" & @CRLF & _ " (?(2)|0)6(?:64|(?:50|6[0457]|7[0678]|8[0168]|9[09])) # trunk prefix and company code" & @CRLF & _ " )" & @CRLF & _ " [ ()\/-]* # zero or more spaces, parens, / and -" & @CRLF & _ " \d(?:[ \/-]*\d){6,7} # a digit and then six or seven occurrences of space, / or - and a digit" & @CRLF & _ " \s* # zero or more whites" & @CRLF & _ "$ # end of string" Local $sString = "################################### This is allowed ##########################" & @CRLF & _ "#### Longes German format ### https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Germany" & @CRLF & _ "017698600189" & @CRLF & _ "0176 98600189" & @CRLF & _ "0176 98 600 189" & @CRLF & _ "+4917698600189" & @CRLF & _ "+49 17698600189" & @CRLF & _ "0049 17698600189" & @CRLF & _ "004917698600189" & @CRLF & _ "(+49)17698600189" & @CRLF & _ "(+49) 17698600189" & @CRLF & _ "+(49)17698600189" & @CRLF & _ "+(49) 17698600189" & @CRLF & _ "+(49) 176 98600189" & @CRLF & _ "+(49) 176 98 600 189" & @CRLF & _ "+49 176 98 600 189" & @CRLF & _ "+49 (176) 98 600 189" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "#### Shortest German format ### https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Germany" & @CRLF & _ "01609860018" & @CRLF & _ "0160 9860018" & @CRLF & _ "0160 98 600 18" & @CRLF & _ "+491609860018" & @CRLF & _ "+49 1609860018" & @CRLF & _ "0049 1609860018" & @CRLF & _ "00491609860018" & @CRLF & _ "(+49)1609860018" & @CRLF & _ "(+49) 1609860018" & @CRLF & _ "+(49)1609860018" & @CRLF & _ "+(49) 1609860018" & @CRLF & _ "+(49) 160 9860018" & @CRLF & _ "+(49) 160 98 600 18" & @CRLF & _ "+49 160 98 600 18" & @CRLF & _ "+49 (160) 98 600 18" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "#### Different Prefix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Germany" & @CRLF & _ "017698600189" & @CRLF & _ "01609860018" & @CRLF & _ "01519860018" & @CRLF & _ "01709860018" & @CRLF & _ "01719860018" & @CRLF & _ "01759860018" & @CRLF & _ "01529860018" & @CRLF & _ "01799860018" & @CRLF & _ "01789860018" & @CRLF & _ "01779860018" & @CRLF & _ "01559860018" & @CRLF & _ "01629860018" & @CRLF & _ "01729860018" & @CRLF & _ "01739860018" & @CRLF & _ "01749860018" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "### Austrian numbers in different possible formats: https://www.tarife.at/ratgeber/vorwahl-handynetze" & @CRLF & _ "06641234567" & @CRLF & _ "066412345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "+436641234567" & @CRLF & _ "+4366412345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "0664 1234567" & @CRLF & _ "0664 12345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "0664 123 456 7" & @CRLF & _ "0664 123 456 78" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "0664 123 4567" & @CRLF & _ "0664 123 45678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "+43 664 1234567" & @CRLF & _ "+43 664 12345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "+43 6641234567" & @CRLF & _ "+43 66412345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "+43 664 123 4567" & @CRLF & _ "+43 664 123 45678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "+43 664 123 456 7" & @CRLF & _ "+43 664 123 456 78" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "(+43) 664 123 456 7" & @CRLF & _ "(+43) 664 123 456 78" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "+(43) 664 123 456 7" & @CRLF & _ "+(43) 664 123 456 78" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "### Austrian numbers with same format but different prefix" & @CRLF & _ "06801234567" & @CRLF & _ "068012345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "06881234567" & @CRLF & _ "068812345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "06811234567" & @CRLF & _ "068112345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "06991234567" & @CRLF & _ "069912345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "06641234567" & @CRLF & _ "066412345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "06811234567" & @CRLF & _ "068112345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "06671234567" & @CRLF & _ "066712345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "06501234567" & @CRLF & _ "065012345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "06761234567" & @CRLF & _ "067612345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "06501234567" & @CRLF & _ "065012345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "06781234567" & @CRLF & _ "067812345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "06771234567" & @CRLF & _ "067712345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "06901234567" & @CRLF & _ "069012345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "06651234567" & @CRLF & _ "066512345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "06861234567" & @CRLF & _ "068612345678" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "############################################################################################" & @CRLF & _ "############################################################################################" & @CRLF & _ "################################### This is NOT valid ######################################" & @CRLF & _ "012345678901234" & @CRLF & _ "123w345345345345" & @CRLF & _ "0123456789101191919" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "### Too short" & @CRLF & _ "0160986001" & @CRLF & _ "016098600" & @CRLF & _ "01609860" & @CRLF & _ "0160986" & @CRLF & _ "016098" & @CRLF & _ "01609" & @CRLF & _ "0160" & @CRLF & _ "016" & @CRLF & _ "01" & @CRLF & _ "0" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "### Too short with +49 (same is true with +43)" & @CRLF & _ "+490160986001" & @CRLF & _ "+49016098600" & @CRLF & _ "+4901609860" & @CRLF & _ "+490160986" & @CRLF & _ "+49016098" & @CRLF & _ "+4901609" & @CRLF & _ "+490160" & @CRLF & _ "+49016" & @CRLF & _ "+4901" & @CRLF & _ "+490" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "### Too short with 0049 (same is true with 0043)" & @CRLF & _ "00490160986001" & @CRLF & _ "0049016098600" & @CRLF & _ "004901609860" & @CRLF & _ "00490160986" & @CRLF & _ "0049016098" & @CRLF & _ "004901609" & @CRLF & _ "00490160" & @CRLF & _ "0049016" & @CRLF & _ "004901" & @CRLF & _ "00490" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "### Too long for Germany" & @CRLF & _ "0176123456789" & @CRLF & _ "01761234567891" & @CRLF & _ "017612345678912" & @CRLF & _ "0176123456789123" & @CRLF & _ "01761234567891234" & @CRLF & _ "017612345678912345" & @CRLF & _ "0176123456789123456" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "+49176123456789" & @CRLF & _ "+491761234567891" & @CRLF & _ "+4917612345678912" & @CRLF & _ "+49176123456789123" & @CRLF & _ "+491761234567891234" & @CRLF & _ "+4917612345678912345" & @CRLF & _ "+49176123456789123456" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "0049176123456789" & @CRLF & _ "00491761234567891" & @CRLF & _ "004917612345678912" & @CRLF & _ "0049176123456789123" & @CRLF & _ "00491761234567891234" & @CRLF & _ "004917612345678912345" & @CRLF & _ "0049176123456789123456" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "### Not German and not Austrain format for mobile numbers" & @CRLF & _ "+12127319863" & @CRLF & _ "+13322014056" & @CRLF & _ "+12126712234" & @CRLF & _ "+427532697710" & @CRLF & _ "+417868150810" & @CRLF & _ "+287533002875" & @CRLF & _ "" Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, $sRegex, $STR_REGEXPARRAYGLOBALFULLMATCH) Local $aFullArray[0] For $i = 0 To UBound($aArray) -1 _ArrayConcatenate($aFullArray, $aArray[$i]) Next $aArray = $aFullArray ; Present the entire match result _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "Result")

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