Question 1

What does the Australian Phone Number regex pattern do?

Accepted Answer

Matches Australian phone numbers starting with +61 or 0, followed by a valid area code digit (2, 3, 4, 7, or 8) and 8 more digits with optional separators.

Question 2

How do I use the Australian Phone Number regex in JavaScript?

Accepted Answer

Use the pattern /(?:\+61[\s-]?|0)[2-478](?:[\s-]?\d){8}/g with the String.match() or String.matchAll() method. For example: const matches = text.match(/(?:\+61[\s-]?|0)[2-478](?:[\s-]?\d){8}/g);

Question 3

What regex flags does this pattern use?

Accepted Answer

This pattern uses the global flag (g). The global flag finds all matches in the input, not just the first.

Question 4

Which programming languages support this regex?

Accepted Answer

Fully supported in JS, PYTHON, JAVA, PHP, GO

Question 5

What strings does this regex match?

Accepted Answer

This pattern matches strings like: +61 2 1234 5678, 02 1234 5678, +61-412-345-678. It does not match strings like: +1-555-1234, 01 1234 5678, 12345.

Language	Support
JS	Full support
PYTHON	Full support
JAVA	Full support
PHP	Full support
GO	Full support

Australian Phone Number

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