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iJade
iJade

Reputation: 23811

Validate phone number using javascript

I'm trying to validate phone number such as 123-345-3456 and (078)789-8908 using JavaScript. Here is my code

function ValidateUSPhoneNumber(phoneNumber) {
  var regExp = /^(\([0-9]{3}\) |[0-9]{3}-)[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{4}/;
  var phone = phoneNumber.match(regExp);
  if (phone) {
    alert('yes');
    return true;
  }
  alert('no');
  return false;
}

I'm testing the function using ValidateUSPhoneNumber('123-345-34567') which has 5 digits before the last hyphen which is invalid as per regex. But the function returns true. Can any one explain why?

Upvotes: 41

Views: 219568

Answers (17)

الريماس A
الريماس A

Reputation: 1

function phonenumber(inputtxt) {
  var phoneno = /^\(?([0-9]{3})\)?[-. ]?([0-9]{3})[-. ]?([0-9]{4})$/;
  if(inputtxt.value.match(phoneno)) {
    return true;
  }
  else {
    alert("message");
    return false;
  }
}

function phonenumber(inputtxt) {
  var phoneno = /^\(?([0-9]{3})\)?[-. ]?([0-9]{3})[-. ]?([0-9]{4})$/;
  if(inputtxt.value.match(phoneno)) {
    return true;
  }
  else {
    alert("message");
    return false;
  }
}

0782 607 5656 enter link description here

Facebook

enter code here

Upvotes: 0

Rajarshi Mandal
Rajarshi Mandal

Reputation: 399

NOTE: The pattern is not enclosed in quotes

const tel = '9898989898';

const my_regex_pattern = /^([+]\d{2})?\d{10}/;

console.log(my_regex_pattern.test(tel))

Upvotes: 0

ravina vala
ravina vala

Reputation: 129

Return true if the passed string looks like a valid US phone number.

function isValidPhoneNumber(phoneNumber) {
  const regex = /^(1\s?)?(\(\d{3}\)|\d{3})[\s\-]?\d{3}[\s\-]?\d{4}$/;
  return regex.test(phoneNumber);
}

Upvotes: 0

Girish Prajapati
Girish Prajapati

Reputation: 1

function phonenumber(inputtxt) {
  var phoneno = /^\(?([0-9]{3})\)?[-. ]?([0-9]{3})[-. ]?([0-9]{4})$/;
  if(inputtxt.value.match(phoneno)) {
    return true;
  }
  else {
    alert("message");
    return false;
  }
}

Upvotes: 0

Anamika Singh
Anamika Singh

Reputation: 11

In JavaScript, the below regular expression can be used for a phone number :

^((\+1)?[\s-]?)?\(?[1-9]\d\d\)?[\s-]?[1-9]\d\d[\s-]?\d\d\d\d

e.g; 9999875099 , 8750999912 etc.

Reference : https://techsolutions.filebizz.com/2020/08/regular-expression-for-phone-number-in.html

Upvotes: 1

Mike Volmar
Mike Volmar

Reputation: 2093

This is by far the easiest way I have found to use javascript regex to check phone number format. this particular example checks if it is a 10 digit number.

<input name="phone" pattern="^\d{10}$" type="text" size="50">

The input field gets flagged when submit button is clicked if the pattern doesn't match the value, no other css or js required.

Upvotes: 4

Muhammad Ovi
Muhammad Ovi

Reputation: 1086

Here's how I do it.

function validate(phone) {
  const regex = /^\(?([0-9]{3})\)?[-. ]?([0-9]{3})[-. ]?([0-9]{4})$/;
  console.log(regex.test(phone))
}

validate('1234567890')     // true
validate(1234567890)       // true
validate('(078)789-8908')  // true
validate('123-345-3456')   // true

Upvotes: 7

user10952615
user10952615

Reputation: 9

/^1?\s?(\([0-9]{3}\)[- ]?|[0-9]{3}[- ]?)[0-9]{3}[- ]?[0-9]{4}$/

This will validate all US style numbers, with or without the 1, and with or without parenthesis on area code(but if used, used properly. I.E. (902-455-4555 will not work since there is no closing parenthesis. it also allows for either - or a space between sets if wanted.) It will work for the examples provided by op.

Upvotes: 0

user4410354
user4410354

Reputation:

If you using on input tag than this code will help you. I write this code by myself and I think this is very good way to use in input. but you can change it using your format. It will help user to correct their format on input tag.

$("#phone").on('input', function() {  //this is use for every time input change.
        var inputValue = getInputValue(); //get value from input and make it usefull number
        var length = inputValue.length; //get lenth of input

        if (inputValue < 1000)
        {
            inputValue = '1('+inputValue;
        }else if (inputValue < 1000000) 
        {
            inputValue = '1('+ inputValue.substring(0, 3) + ')' + inputValue.substring(3, length);
        }else if (inputValue < 10000000000) 
        {
            inputValue = '1('+ inputValue.substring(0, 3) + ')' + inputValue.substring(3, 6) + '-' + inputValue.substring(6, length);
        }else
        {
            inputValue = '1('+ inputValue.substring(0, 3) + ')' + inputValue.substring(3, 6) + '-' + inputValue.substring(6, 10);
        }       
        $("#phone").val(inputValue); //correct value entered to your input.
        inputValue = getInputValue();//get value again, becuase it changed, this one using for changing color of input border
       if ((inputValue > 2000000000) && (inputValue < 9999999999))
      {
          $("#phone").css("border","black solid 1px");//if it is valid phone number than border will be black.
      }else
      {
          $("#phone").css("border","red solid 1px");//if it is invalid phone number than border will be red.
      }
  });

    function getInputValue() {
         var inputValue = $("#phone").val().replace(/\D/g,'');  //remove all non numeric character
        if (inputValue.charAt(0) == 1) // if first character is 1 than remove it.
        {
            var inputValue = inputValue.substring(1, inputValue.length);
        }
        return inputValue;
}

Upvotes: 0

Broxzier
Broxzier

Reputation: 2949

This regular expression /^(\([0-9]{3}\)\s*|[0-9]{3}\-)[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{4}$/ validates all of the following:

'123-345-3456';
'(078)789-8908';
'(078) 789-8908'; // Note the space

To break down what's happening:

Regular expression visualization

  1. The group in the beginning validates two ways, either (XXX) or XXX-, with optionally spaces after the closing parenthesis.
  2. The part after the group checks for XXX-XXX

Upvotes: 35

coolprarun
coolprarun

Reputation: 1163

JavaScript to validate the phone number:

function phonenumber(inputtxt) {
  var phoneno = /^\(?([0-9]{3})\)?[-. ]?([0-9]{3})[-. ]?([0-9]{4})$/;
  if(inputtxt.value.match(phoneno)) {
    return true;
  }
  else {
    alert("message");
    return false;
  }
}

The above script matches:

XXX-XXX-XXXX
XXX.XXX.XXXX
XXX XXX XXXX

If you want to use a + sign before the number in the following way
+XX-XXXX-XXXX
+XX.XXXX.XXXX
+XX XXXX XXXX
use the following code: 

function phonenumber(inputtxt) {
  var phoneno = /^\+?([0-9]{2})\)?[-. ]?([0-9]{4})[-. ]?([0-9]{4})$/;
  if(inputtxt.value.match(phoneno)) {
    return true;
  }  
  else {  
    alert("message");
    return false;
  }
}

Upvotes: 57

ryanjwessel
ryanjwessel

Reputation: 71

^(\(?[0-9]{3}\)?)((\s|\-){1})?[0-9]{3}((\s|\-){1})?[0-9]{4}$

Assuming you are validating US phone numbers, this will do the trick.

First, we allow 0 or 1 open parentheses to start \(?

Then, we allow 3 consecutive digits between 0-9 [0-9]{3}

After, we repeat the first step and allow 0 or 1 closing parentheses \)?

For the second grouping, we start by allowing a space or a hyphen 0 or 1 times ((\s|\-){1})?

This is repeated between the second and third grouping of numbers, and we check for 3 consecutive digits then four consecutive digits to end it. For US phone numbers I think this covers the bases for a lot of different ways that people might format the number, but is restrictive enough that they can't pass an unreasonable string.

Upvotes: 2

Andy
Andy

Reputation: 63587

Add a $ to the end of the regex to signify the end of the pattern:

var regExp = /^(\([0-9]{3}\)\s?|[0-9]{3}-)[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{4}$/;

Upvotes: 0

Toto
Toto

Reputation: 91518

Add a word boundary \b at the end of the regex:

/^(\([0-9]{3}\) |[0-9]{3}-)[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{4}\b/

if the space after ) is optional:

/^(\([0-9]{3}\)\s*|[0-9]{3}-)[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{4}\b/

Upvotes: 1

Secesh
Secesh

Reputation: 385

can anyone explain why

because your regular expression does match the input. It's just that the input also includes the extra characters. You included '^' to signify the beginning of line, but (as Andy said) you should include '$' to signify the end of line.

If you start your regex with '^' and end it with '$', then it will only match lines that only match your regex.

By starting your regex with '^' and not ending it with '$', you match lines that start with a sequence matching your regex, but lines can have anything else trailing the matching sequence.

Upvotes: 2

Ibrahim Najjar
Ibrahim Najjar

Reputation: 19423

Can any one explain why??

This happening because your regular expression doesn't end with any anchor meta-character such as the end of line $ or a word boundary \b.

So when you ask the regex engine whether 123-345-34567 is valid phone number it will try to find a match within this string, so it matches 123- with this part (\([0-9]{3}\) |[0-9]{3}-) then it matches 345- with this part [0-9]{3}- then it matches 3456 with this part [0-9]{4}.

Now the engine finds that it has walked the entire regex and found a string inside your input that matches the regex although a character was left - the number 7- in the input string, so it stops and returns success because it found a sub-string that matches.

If you had included $ or \b at the end of your regex, the engine walks the same way as before then it tries to match $ or \b but finds the last number - the 7 - and it is not a word boundary \b nor a an end of line $ so it stops and fails to find a match.

Upvotes: 1

Sheetal
Sheetal

Reputation: 1366

You can use this jquery plugin:

http://digitalbush.com/projects/masked-input-plugin/

Refer to demo tab, phone option.

Upvotes: 1

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