Numbers and Number Mappings Placeholder Special placeholders Placeholders for number replacement Further examples of number replacement
 
Further examples of number replacement
The following table lists examples of possible uses of placeholders in number replacement.
Original
Replacement
Explanation
sip:231*@*.firma.de
sip:123*@*.lanphone.com
The placeholders are identified by their position in relation to @:
before the @
Beginning at the @, all characters to the left are replaced.
Here: Everything to the left of the @ up to the string "sip:231" is inserted between the string "sip:123" and the @.
after the @
Beginning at the @, all characters to the right are replaced.
Here: Everything to the right of the @ up to the string "firma.de" is inserted between the @ and the string "lanphone.com".
ATTENTION: It is not possible to insert more than one * before or after the @.
sip:231*@*.firma.de
123*
If no @is present, the placeholder is classified as "before the @".
Here: Everything to the left of the @ up to the string "sip:231" is inserted between the string "sip:123" and the @.
The placeholder after the @ has no match in this example, and is not further replaced.
sip:231*@*.firma.de
sip:231@*.web.de
Here, everything between the string "sip:231" and the @ is ignored.
Everything between the @ and the string ".firma.de" is inserted between the @ and the string ".web.de".
+4915
+49800283015
The number '+4915' is replaced by ’+49800283015’
+4915*
+49800283015
All numbers beginning with '+4915' are replaced with ’+49800283015’.
+4915*
+49800283015*
Any numbers starting with '+4915' will be replaced by numbers beginning with ’+49800283015’, i.e. +49151234567 will be replaced by +498002830151234567.