Mini Shell

/* For UK phone functions, do the following server side processing:
 * Compare original input with this RegEx pattern:
 * ^\(?(?:(?:00\)?[\s\-]?\(?|\+)(44)\)?[\s\-]?\(?(?:0\)?[\s\-]?\(?)?|0)([1-9]\d{1,4}\)?[\s\d\-]+)$
 * Extract $1 and set $prefix to '+44<space>' if $1 is '44', otherwise set $prefix to '0'
 * Extract $2 and remove hyphens, spaces and parentheses. Phone number is combined $prefix and $2.
 * A number of very detailed GB telephone number RegEx patterns can also be found at:
 * http://www.aa-asterisk.org.uk/index.php/Regular_Expressions_for_Validating_and_Formatting_GB_Telephone_Numbers
 */
$.validator.addMethod("phoneUK", function(phone_number, element) {
	phone_number = phone_number.replace(/\(|\)|\s+|-/g, "");
	return this.optional(element) || phone_number.length > 9 &&
		phone_number.match(/^(?:(?:(?:00\s?|\+)44\s?)|(?:\(?0))(?:\d{2}\)?\s?\d{4}\s?\d{4}|\d{3}\)?\s?\d{3}\s?\d{3,4}|\d{4}\)?\s?(?:\d{5}|\d{3}\s?\d{3})|\d{5}\)?\s?\d{4,5})$/);
}, "Please specify a valid phone number");