> Are you writing an actionscript formatter for this, or are you just
> trying to tackle how to format it in the locale properties?
The Flex SDK localization includes format strings for phone number
formatting and validation, namely:
# PhoneFormatter
areaCode=-1
areaCodeFormat=(###)
# formatString
phoneNumberFormat=(###) ###-####
validPatternChars=+()#- .
# PhoneNumberValidator
phoneNumberValidatorAllowedFormatChars=-()+ .
# PhoneNumberValidator
invalidCharErrorPNV=Your telephone number contains invalid characters.
minDigitsPNV=10
wrongLengthErrorPNV=Your telephone number must contain at least {0} digits.
I think these are a simple, incorrect solution to a complex problem
(the validator requires ten digits but the formatter supports numbers
with only seven?), but it'd be nice to have some localized
functionality here, even if it's a little wonky.
> I'd suggest writing a custom PhoneNumberUKFormatter or something if you're
> not already.
That's not exactly a scalable localization strategy...
I would suggest settings that allow as many valid variations as
possible (nothing more fun than having your personal details deemed
invalid by a form) even at the cost of false negatives, and a single
version for formatting.
