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<head>
<title>whether a string is a valid phone number</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
var telephoneString = "(103) 5555 5555";
var emailString = "b@m.com";
var pattern = /^(\(\d+\) ?)?(\d+[\- ])*\d+$/;
var a = pattern.test(telephoneString);
var b = pattern.test(emailString);
document.write(a + "<BR>" + b);
</script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>