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mgxi

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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?mxi)^" & @CRLF & _ "(?:" & @CRLF & _ " (?:\+|00|011)[\.\/\-\ \t]*" & @CRLF & _ " (?# group 1: country code after international dialing code)" & @CRLF & _ " ([17]|2(?:[07]|[1-689]\d)|3(?:[0-4679]|[578]\d)|4(?:[013-9]|2\d)|5(?:[1-8]|[09]\d)|6(?:[0-6]|[789]\d)|8(?:[1246]|[035789]\d)|9(?:[0-58]|[679]\d))" & @CRLF & _ " [\.\/\-\ \t]*" & @CRLF & _ "| (?# group 2: single-digit country code without international dialing code)" & @CRLF & _ " ([17])" & @CRLF & _ " [\.\/\-\ \t]+(?# a separator is required for disambiguation)" & @CRLF & _ ")?" & @CRLF & _ "(?# group 3: area code between parentheses, optional)" & @CRLF & _ "(?:\((\d{1,4})\)[\.\/\-\ \t]*)?" & @CRLF & _ "(?# groups 4-7: leading groups of digits, may be empty)" & @CRLF & _ "(?:(\d{1,6})[\.\/\-\ ])?" & @CRLF & _ "(?:(\d{1,6})[\.\/\-\ ])?" & @CRLF & _ "(?:(\d{1,6})[\.\/\-\ ])?" & @CRLF & _ "(?:(\d{1,6})[\.\/\-\ ])?" & @CRLF & _ "(?# group 8: start of the last group of digits, may be empty)" & @CRLF & _ "(\d{0,10}?)" & @CRLF & _ "(?# group 9: up to 4 digits at end of the last group of digits)" & @CRLF & _ "(\d{1,4}+)" & @CRLF & _ "(?:" & @CRLF & _ " [\.\/\-;\ \t]*e?xt?[\.\/\-=\ \t]*+" & @CRLF & _ " (?# group 10: extension code, optional)" & @CRLF & _ " (\d{1,14})" & @CRLF & _ ")?" & @CRLF & _ "$" Local $sString = "All valid numbers should have a non-empty group 9 for the last digits (before extension):" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "+1(234)567 8901" & @CRLF & _ "+1 234 567 8901" & @CRLF & _ "+1-234-567-8901" & @CRLF & _ "+1-234-567-8901" & @CRLF & _ "+1.234.567.8901" & @CRLF & _ "+1/234/567/8901" & @CRLF & _ "+7-123-456-7890" & @CRLF & _ "+7(123)4567890" & @CRLF & _ "+27-31-707-1700" & @CRLF & _ "+27-84-820-0365" & @CRLF & _ "+261-23-456-7890" & @CRLF & _ "+212 (34) 567-8901" & @CRLF & _ "+34123456789" & @CRLF & _ "+34 1 23 45 67 89" & @CRLF & _ "+34 123 456 789" & @CRLF & _ "+39 0577286143" & @CRLF & _ "+44(012)123456789" & @CRLF & _ "+49 (1234) 567890" & @CRLF & _ "+49 211 828934-0" & @CRLF & _ "+49 69 96876-150" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "1-234-555-8901" & @CRLF & _ "7-123-456-7890" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "0012315557890" & @CRLF & _ "001 230 123 456789" & @CRLF & _ "001-555012345" & @CRLF & _ "00210123456789" & @CRLF & _ "00271-12-345-6789" & @CRLF & _ "003312345678" & @CRLF & _ "009112345678" & @CRLF & _ "008001234567890" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "With an extension:" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "+12345678901x1234" & @CRLF & _ "+1-234-567-8901 x1234" & @CRLF & _ "+7 123-4567890-x321" & @CRLF & _ "+7 123 4 5 6-7890x1234" & @CRLF & _ "+7-123-456-7890 ext 1234" & @CRLF & _ "+33(1)23.45.67.89 x 1234" & @CRLF & _ "+9123-456-7890x12345" & @CRLF & _ "+9123-456-7890;ext=12345" & @CRLF & _ "+91-92130-25552" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "01172312345678x901" & @CRLF & _ "011 7 231 234 5678 ext. 901" & @CRLF & _ "011 7 231 234 5678;ext=901" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "0091234567890x1234" & @CRLF & _ "0011234567890ext.1234" & @CRLF & _ "00223-(4321)-567.89 ext-4321" & @CRLF & _ "007-(123)-456-7890 ext 4321" & @CRLF & _ "007-(123)-456-7890;ext=4321" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Local numbers only (or missing/unknown country code):" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "(800)5678901" & @CRLF & _ "(800) 567 8901" & @CRLF & _ "(234) 567 8901" & @CRLF & _ "(234) 567 89 01" & @CRLF & _ "(1)23 45 67 89" & @CRLF & _ "(01)23 45 67 89" & @CRLF & _ "(0)1 23 45 67 89" & @CRLF & _ "(0)1 23 45 6789" & @CRLF & _ "(0)800 800 800" & @CRLF & _ "(0)800 800 800;ext=12" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "800-567-8901" & @CRLF & _ "234-567-8901" & @CRLF & _ "234 567 8901" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "01 23 45 67 89" & @CRLF & _ "01 23 45 6789" & @CRLF & _ "0 800 800 800" & @CRLF & _ "00-0-0000" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "123456789" & @CRLF & _ "123456789012" & @CRLF & _ "12345678901" & @CRLF & _ "2345678901" & @CRLF & _ "12345678" & @CRLF & _ "1234567890123" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Local short numbers (up to 4 digits):" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "12 34" & @CRLF & _ "1234" & @CRLF & _ "112" & @CRLF & _ "911" & @CRLF & _ "15" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Ambiguous or invalid format:" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00-0--0000" & @CRLF & _ "(01 55) 1234 5678" & @CRLF & _ "(01 551) 234 5678" & @CRLF & _ "+012345678" & @CRLF & _ " +340123456789" & @CRLF & _ "++34123456789" & @CRLF & _ " (0)123456789" & @CRLF & _ "12(34567890" & @CRLF & _ "123)456789012345" & @CRLF & _ ")234( 567 8901" & @CRLF & _ "ext1234" & @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")

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for AutoIt, please visit: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/StringRegExp.htm