JavaScript Phone Number Validation
A hyphen-separated United States phone number can be validated in JavaScript using the following regular expression:
(/^[2-9]\d{2}-\d{3}-\d{4}$/.test('222-333-4444');
Broken down into sections:
^[2-9] The phone number string must begin (^) with a digit between 2 and 9. This is the start of the area code. An area code cannot begin with 0 or 1.
\d{2} The first digit of the area code must be followed by two additional digits.
- The area code must be followed by a hyphen.
d{3} The hyphen after the area code must be followed by three digits. This is the local number prefix.
- The local number prefix must be followed by a hyphen
d{4}$ The local number prefix must be followed by four additional digits and this must end the phone number string ($)
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May 29, 2008 at 5:52 am
hello sir,
i m the java fresher and i could not understand ur (/^[2-9]\d{2}-\d{3}-\d{4}$/.test(‘222-333-4444′); this code so
explain it breifly and help me and send the relevent answer on my mail id.
thankful to you