hirwaaldo1/regex-for-Rwandans-phone-numbers

This is the regex for Rwandan phone numbers, which can be used for MTN, Tigo, or Airtel. # Regex for Rwandans phone numbers This is the regex for Rwandan phone numbers, which can be used for MTN, Tigo, or Airtel. ## Usage Use this regular expression to validate a mobile phone number input string in Rwanda in your code. The regular expression can be used in any programming language or text editor that supports regex. ## Regular Expression The regular expression is: `/^\+?(25)?0(\s)?-?7(\d){2}(\s|-)?(\d){3}(\s|-)?(\d){3}$/g` ## Explanation - `/^`: Denotes the start of the input string - `\+?`: Matches an optional plus sign - `(250)?`: Matches an optional country code (250) for Rwanda - `(\s)?`: Matches an optional space character - `\-?`: Matches an optional hyphen character - `0?`: Matches an optional leading zero - `7(\d){8}`: Matches the 9 digits of the mobile phone number (the first digit must be 7) - `$/g`: Denotes the end of the input string and the global flag for finding multiple matches. ## References Here are some resources that were used to create and test this regular expression: - Rwandan phone numbers - Wikipedia - Regular Expressions - MDN Web Docs