method

number_to_phone

v1.1.6 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: ActionView::Helpers::NumberHelper

number_to_phone(number, options = {}) public

Formats a number into a US phone number string. The options can be a hash used to customize the format of the output. The area code can be surrounded by parentheses by setting :area_code to true; default is false The delimiter can be set using :delimiter; default is "-" Examples:

  number_to_phone(1235551234)   => 123-555-1234
  number_to_phone(1235551234, {:area_code => true})   => (123) 555-1234
  number_to_phone(1235551234, {:delimiter => " "})    => 123 555 1234
  number_to_phone(1235551234, {:area_code => true, :extension => 555})  => (123) 555-1234 x 555

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# File actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/number_helper.rb, line 15
      def number_to_phone(number, options = {})
        options   = options.stringify_keys
        area_code = options.delete("area_code") { false }
        delimiter = options.delete("delimiter") { "-" }
        extension = options.delete("extension") { "" }
        begin
          str = area_code == true ? number.to_s.gsub(/([0-9]{3})([0-9]{3})([0-9]{4})/,"(\\1) \\2#{delimiter}\\3") : number.to_s.gsub(/([0-9]{3})([0-9]{3})([0-9]{4})/,"\\1#{delimiter}\\2#{delimiter}\\3")
          extension.to_s.strip.empty? ? str : "#{str} x #{extension.to_s.strip}"
        rescue
          number
        end
      end

number_to_phone

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