Digit limit and mask for number xprofile field

[sooskriszta]

Sometimes you want numbers in specific formats. e.g. phone numbers, percentiles, grades, age etc.

Admin-defined masks e.g. ###-###-#### may be a good solution.

Admin-defined digit range (say 9 to 11 digits for international phone numbers) may also be a good idea.

[DJPaul]

We have considered and (I think) previously passed on the idea of phone number-style profile fields due to complications around how strict (or loose) the validation would have to be. I don't think we've seen this suggestion before; it's an interesting one.

To consider its inclusion in core, I think the suggestion would benefit from wireframes or mockups for the "add new field" screen to explore what the UI might look like.

[sooskriszta]

Here's how I am thinking about it:

There are some reserved characters for the mask: 0, # and *

0 forced a certain number of digits by padding the number with non-significant zeroes.
# represents a digit
* represents digits (any number of digits)

Usage

Number entered: 5
Mask: 00-00
Number displayed: 00-05
Mask: ##-##
Number displayed: N.A. (Error! 4 digit entry required)
Mask: **-**
Number displayed: 5

Number entered: 5386
Mask: 000/0
Number displayed: 538/6
Mask: ###/#
Number displayed: 538/6
Mask: ***/*
Number displayed: 5386

Number entered: 6507232766
Mask: 000-000-0000
Number displayed: 650-723-2766
Mask: ###-###-####
Number displayed: 650-723-2766
Mask: *-###-####
Number displayed: 650-723-2766

Number entered: 16507232766
Mask: +0-000-000-0000
Number displayed: +1-650-723-2766
Mask: +#-###-###-####
Number displayed: +1-650-723-2766
Mask: +##-###-###-####
Number displayed: N.A. (Error! 12 digit entry required)
Mask: +*-###-###-####
Number displayed: +1-650-723-2766
Mask: +*-###-###-*
Number displayed: 16507232766
Mask: ###-###-####
Number displayed: N.A. (Error! 10 digit entry required)

Number entered: 446507232766
Mask: +*-###-###-####
Number displayed: +44-650-723-2766
Mask: +##-###-###-####
Number displayed: +44-650-723-2766
Mask: +#-###-###-####
Number displayed: N.A. (Error! 11 digit entry required)

[sooskriszta]

@DJPaul Does the mask info and UI wireframe make sense?

[DJPaul]

We're closing this ticket because it has not received any contribution or comments for at least two years. We have decided that it is better to close tickets that are good ideas, which have not gotten (or are unlikely to get) contributions, rather than keep things open indefinitely. This will help us share a more realistic roadmap for BuddyPress with you.

Everyone very much appreciates the time and effort that you spent sharing your idea with us. On behalf of the entire BuddyPress team, thank you.

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