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NeoCryptic

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i have this code that formatted a phone number to (123) 456-7899. i would like to change it so that it can have bullets instead 123?456?7899. the code is below. someone said the symbol for bullets is &#183...but i'm not sure the syntax to add that in.

thanks.


var formatStyle01 = "($1) $2-$3";

var formatStyle02 = "$1-$2-";

var theNumber = Field("TopPhone1");



return formatNumber(theNumber);

function formatNumber(number01){

var pattern01=/^(\d{3})[^\d]+{3})[^\d]+(\d{4})$/;

var pattern02=/^[^\d]+(\d{3})[^\d]+(\d{3})[^\d]+(\d{4})$/;

var pattern03=/^[^\d]+(\d{3})[^\d]+\s+(\d{3})[^\d]+(\d{4})$/;

var pattern04=/^(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{4})$/;

var pattern05=/^)\d{3})[^\d](\d{4})$/;

var pattern06=/^(\d{3})(\d{4})$/;

if (number01.length == 7){

number01 = number01.replace(patter06, formatStyle02);

return number01;

}else if (number01.length == 8){

number01 = number01.replace(pattern05, formatStyle02);

return number01;

}else if (number01.length == 10){

number01 = number01.replace(pattern04, formatStyle01);

return number01;

}else if (number01.length == 12){

number01 = number01.replace(pattern04, formatStyle01);

return number01;

}else if (number01.length == 13){

number01 = number01.replace(pattern02, formatStyle01);

return number01;

}else if (number01.length == 14){

number01 = number01.replace(pattern03, formatStyle01);

return number01;

}else

return theNumber;

}
 
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Well that is interesting code. I think if you simply change the dashes to · it will work. Because the regular expresssions are merely building strings. When a browser sees a dash, it displays a dash; when it sees a metacharacter ( I think that is what · is called) the browser displays the character it represents. The issue with metacharacters is more a matter of what can be typed from a keyboard than anthing else.

Give it a try. Let me know.
 
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yeah, already tried that...didn't work. tried putting in &#183, &183, \&#183, moving the quotes and putting +, but it didn't like any. i know i gotta just change this line...but nothing has worked?

thanks for the reply :)

var formatStyle01 = "($1) $2-$3";
 
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Using · should work in certain context, but not in some others. As you said it doesn't, to work in that context, you could do this.
[tt]
formatStyle01 = "$1" + String.fromCharCode(183) + "$2" + String.fromCharCode(183) + "$3";
return formatNumber(theNumber);
[/tt]
 
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well the metacharacters begin with an ampersand and end with a semi-colon. i dont see the semi-colon in your posts. maybe that is the problem.

Code: 
<html><body>

abcdefg&#183;&#183;&#183;&#183;

<script>
var formatStyle02 = "$1&#183;$2";
var pattern06=/^(\d{3}).(\d{4})$/;
var number01 = "555.1212";
number01 = number01.replace(pattern06, formatStyle02);
document.write(number01);
</script>
</body></html>
 
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