Formatting a Phone Number : preg_replace « String « PHP

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PHP » String » preg_replace 
Formatting a Phone Number
 
<?php 
$regex = "/^(\(?\d{3}\)?)?[- .]?(\d{3})[- .]?(\d{4})$/"


$values = array("1235551234","800.555.1234""123-555-1234" )

foreach ($values as $value) { 
    $formattedValue = preg_replace($regex, "(\\1) \\2-\\3", $value)
    echo $formattedValue . "\n"

?>
  
  
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