Hi Erik,
> "$phone" is a 10-digit string.
> I would like the output to be
> $phone = "(555) 555-5555";
you don't need regex to do that.
just insert add "(" to the beginning of $phone,
add ") " to the 4th position,
and "-" to the 4th position from behind,
using substr_replace() function.
anyway if you insist on using regex:
preg_replace("/(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{4})/", "(\\1) \\2-\\3", $arr);
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Jimmy
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