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a!isPhoneNumber() Function

Function

a!isPhoneNumber( phoneNumber, countryCode )

Returns true if the phoneNumber parameter contains a valid phone number, otherwise returns false. A phone number is considered valid if its area code is valid, the length is appropriate based upon the value of the countryCode parameter, and the number after the area code is not all zeroes. This function supports countries and area codes for international numbers.

Parameters

Keyword Type Description

phoneNumber

Text

A text value representing a phone number. Dashes, parentheses, periods, and blank spaces are allowed as separators. This parameter is required.

countryCode

Text Array

One or more country codes used to validate the provided phone number. Country codes are represented as a two-letter ISO alpha-2 code. For example, "US", "GB", and "DE" are the country codes for the United States, Great Britain, and Germany. If multiple codes are provided, the function will return true when the provided phone number matches one of the country codes.

Returns

Boolean

Usage considerations

Valid phone numbers

A phone number is considered valid if:

  • The area code is valid.
  • The length is appropriate based upon the value of the countryCode parameter.
  • The number after the area code is not all zeroes.

Note:  A valid phone number does not mean it is connected.

However, an invalid phone number can still be dialed. For example, the phone number 1800-MICROSOFT is invalid because it is too long, but a user could dial this number since the extra digits will be ignored.

Using the countryCode parameter

The countryCode parameter can include one or more country codes. If you provide multiple country codes, the function will return true when it matches one of the provided country codes. See a list of supported country codes below.

If the phone number does not match any of the provided country codes, the function will return false.

If no countryCode is provided, but the phone number contains an international code (+[country code]), then the function will use the international code to determine if the provided phone number is valid.

For example, let's say you provide the phone number +34 913 30 28 00 without providing a countryCode parameter. Since +34 is the international code for Spain, the function will return true if the provided phone number is a Spain phone number.

Examples

Copy and paste these examples into an Appian Expression Editor to test out this function.

Using only the phoneNumber parameter

The countryCode parameter is optional if an international code (+<international code here>) is provided as part of the phone number.

For example, the example below does not need the countryCode parameter since the international code (+52) is part of the provided phone number.

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a!isPhoneNumber(
  phoneNumber: "+52 55 5487 3100",
)

Returns true

However, if you tried to use the following example, the function would return false because there is no international code in the provided phone number, and no countryCode parameter.

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a!isPhoneNumber(
  phoneNumber: "55 5487 3100",
)

Returns false

Using the countryCode parameter

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a!isPhoneNumber(
 /* This is a valid Cancun mobile phone number */
   phoneNumber: "1-998-185-3133",
 /* United States country code */ 
   countryCode: "US",
)

Returns false

Using a list of country codes

The countryCode parameter can accept an array of country codes. You may want to add a list of country codes if your application is used across multiple countries so you can validate different phone numbers accordingly.

In the example below, there are two country codes: Mexico and United States. Since this is phone number in Mexico, the function will ignore the first country code (United States) and validate as a phone number in Mexico.

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a!isPhoneNumber(
 /* This is a valid Cancun mobile phone number */
  phoneNumber: "1-998-185-3133",
 /* Mexico and United States country codes */ 
  countryCode: {"US", "MX"}
)

Returns true

Using this function in an interface

The following example uses the a!isPhoneNumber() and a!formatPhoneNumber() functions to validate and format a user-provided phone number, which could be a phone number in the United States, Great Britain, or Germany.

Copy and paste this example into an Appian Interface to test out this function.

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a!localVariables(
  local!phoneNumber,
  local!isNumberValid,
  a!textField(
    label: "Phone Number",
    labelPosition: "ABOVE",
    instructions: "Enter a phone number",
    value: local!phoneNumber,
    saveInto: {
      local!phoneNumber,
      a!save(
        local!isNumberValid,
        a!isPhoneNumber(
          phoneNumber: local!phoneNumber,
          countryCode: {"US", "GB", "DE"}
        )
      ),
      if(
        local!isNumberValid,
        a!save(
          local!phoneNumber,
          a!formatPhoneNumber(
            phoneNumber: local!phoneNumber,
            countryCode: {"US", "GB", "DE"},
            outputFormat: "INTERNATIONAL",
          )
        ),
        {}
      )
    },
    refreshAfter: "UNFOCUS",
    validations: if(
      local!isNumberValid,
      "",
      "Please enter a valid phone number."
    ),
    inputPurpose: "PHONE_NUMBER",   
  )
)

Returns

SAIL interface

Supported country codes

The following table lists all ISO alpha-2 codes supported by the a!isPhoneNumber() function:

Code Country Name
AC Ascension Island
AD Andorra
AE United Arab Emirates
AF Afghanistan
AG Antigua and Barbuda
>AI Anguilla
AL Albania
AM Armenia
AO Angola
AR Argentina
AS American Samoa
AT Austria
AU Australia
>AW Aruba
AX Aland Islands
AZ Azerbaijan
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina
BB Barbados
BD Bangladesh
BE Belgium
BF Burkina Faso
BG Bulgaria
BH Bahrain
BI Burundi
BJ Benin
BL Saint Barthélemy
BM Bermuda
BN Brunei Darussalam
BO Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
BQ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
BR Brazil
BS Bahamas
BT Bhutan
BW Botswana
BY Belarus
BZ Belize
CA Canada
CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands
CD Congo, Democratic Republic of the
CF Central African Republic
CG Congo
CH Switzerland
CI Côte d'Ivoire
CK Cook Islands
CL Chile
CM Cameroon
CN China
CO Colombia
CR Costa Rica
CU Cuba
CV Cabo Verde
CW Curaçao
CX Christmas Island
CY Cyprus
CZ Czechia
DE Germany
DJ Djibouti
DK Denmark
DM Dominica
DO Dominican Republic
DZ Algeria
EC Ecuador
EE Estonia
EG Egypt
EH Western Sahara
ER Eritrea
ES Spain
ET Ethiopia
FI Finland
FJ Fiji
FK Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
FM Micronesia (Federated States of)
FO Faroe Islands
FR France
GA Gabon
GB United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GD Grenada
GE Georgia
GF French Guiana
GG Guernsey
GH Ghana
GI Gibraltar
GL Greenland
GM Gambia
GN Guinea
GP Guadeloupe
GQ Equatorial Guinea
GR Greece
GT Guatemala
GU Guam
GW Guinea-Bissau
GY Guyana
HK Hong Kong
HN Honduras
HR Croatia
HT Haiti
HU Hungary
ID Indonesia
IE Ireland
IL Israel
IM Isle of Man
IN India
IO British Indian Ocean Territory
IQ Iraq
IR Iran (Islamic Republic of)
IS Iceland
IT Italy
JE Jersey
JM Jamaica
JO Jordan
JP Japan
KE Kenya
KG Kyrgyzstan
KH Cambodia
KI Kiribati
KM Comoros
KN Saint Kitts and Nevis
KP Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
KR Korea, Republic of
KW Kuwait
KY Cayman Islands
KZ Kazakhstan
LA Lao People's Democratic Republic
LB Lebanon
LC Saint Lucia
LI Liechtenstein
LK Sri Lanka
LR Liberia
LS Lesotho
LT Lithuania
LU Luxembourg
LV Latvia
LY Libya
MA Morocco
MC Monaco
MD Moldova, Republic of
ME Montenegro
MF Saint Martin (French part)
MG Madagascar
MH Marshall Islands
MK North Macedonia
ML Mali
MM Myanmar
MN Mongolia
MO Macao
MP Northern Mariana Islands
MQ Martinique
MR Mauritania
MS Montserrat
MT Malta
MU Mauritius
MV Maldives
MW Malawi
MX Mexico
MY Malaysia
MZ Mozambique
NA Namibia
NC New Caledonia
NE Niger
NF Norfolk Island
NG Nigeria
NI Nicaragua
NL Netherlands, Kingdom of the
NO Norway
NP Nepal
NR Nauru
NU Niue
NZ New Zealand
OM Oman
PA Panama
PE Peru
PF French Polynesia
PG Papua New Guinea
PH Philippines
PK Pakistan
PL Poland
PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon
PR Puerto Rico
PS Palestine, State of
PT Portugal
PW Palau
PY Paraguay
QA Qatar
RE Réunion
RO Romania
RS Serbia
RU Russian Federation
RW Rwanda
SA Saudi Arabia
SB Solomon Islands
SC Seychelles
SD Sudan
SE Sweden
SG Singapore
SH Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
SI Slovenia
SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen
SK Slovakia
SL Sierra Leone
SM San Marino
SN Senegal
SO Somalia
SR Suriname
SS South Sudan
ST Sao Tome and Principe
SV El Salvador
SX Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
SY Syrian Arab Republic
SZ Eswatini
TA Tristan da Cunha
TC Turks and Caicos Islands
TD Chad
TG Togo
TH Thailand
TJ Tajikistan
TK Tokelau
TL Timor-Leste
TM Turkmenistan
TN Tunisia
TO Tonga
TR Turkiye
TT Trinidad and Tobago
TV Tuvalu
TW Taiwan, Province of China
TZ Tanzania, United Republic of
UA Ukraine
UG Uganda
US United States of America
UY Uruguay
UZ Uzbekistan
VA Holy See
VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VE Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
VG Virgin Islands (British)
VI Virgin Islands (U.S.)
VN Viet Nam
VU Vanuatu
WF Wallis and Futuna
WS Samoa
XK Temporary for Kosovo
YE Yemen
YT Mayotte
ZA South Africa
ZM Zambia
ZW Zimbabwe

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.
Feature Compatibility Note
Portals Compatible
Offline Mobile Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields Compatible

Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.

Real-Time Custom Record Fields Incompatible

Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.

Process Reports Incompatible

Cannot be used to configure a process report.

Process Events Incompatible

Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.

a!isPhoneNumber() Function

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