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CrmzepherCrmzepher 

Reformat a phone number to just integers

Hello,

 

I have a simple VF page that passes the Lead phone number to our VoIP server but I need to strip the numbers of special characters that are sometimes present.

 

for instance;
user entered (508) 457-5100
I need to change it to 5084575100
or they could of done it any number of ways. Like 508-457-5100 or 508 457 5100 or 1800+656+6555 etc. 
 

I know that that I have to create a loop that goes character by character to check to see if each character is a an integer or not  . .  . something like . . . onblur="this.value=this.value.replace(/[^\d]/g,'');" />

 

Would it be better to use the Apex code in the Controller for the VF page and then call on it or can I place it directly in the <script> that passes the phone number, ext, username?

 

Thanks for your help.

 

crmzepher

 

 

ShmeeShmee

This is how I did it...

 

 

String  getFax = jobQuote.Job__r.Customer__r.fax__c;
   
String areaCode = getFax.substring(1,4);
String localCode = getFax.substring(6,9);
String houseCode = getFax.substring(10,14);
   
getFax = areaCode + localCode + houseCode;

 

 

 

you could then convert the string to an integer

 

Integer i;

 

i = integer.valueof(getFax);