1Regexp::Common::SEN(3)User Contributed Perl DocumentationRegexp::Common::SEN(3)
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NAME

6       Regexp::Common::SEN -- provide regexes for Social-Economical Numbers.
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SYNOPSIS

9        use Regexp::Common qw /SEN/;
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11        while (<>) {
12            /^$RE{SEN}{USA}{SSN}$/    and  print "Social Security Number\n";
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DESCRIPTION

16       Please consult the manual of Regexp::Common for a general description
17       of the works of this interface.
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19       Do not use this module directly, but load it via Regexp::Common.
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21   $RE{SEN}{USA}{SSN}{-sep}
22       Returns a pattern that matches an American Social Security Number
23       (SSN).  SSNs consist of three groups of numbers, separated by a hyphen
24       ("-").  This pattern only checks for a valid structure, that is, it
25       validates whether a number is valid SSN, was a valid SSN, or maybe a
26       valid SSN in the future. There are almost a billion possible SSNs, and
27       about 400 million are in use, or have been in use.
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29       If "-sep=P" is specified, the pattern P is used as the separator
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32       Under "-keep" (see Regexp::Common):
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34       $1  captures the entire SSN.
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36       $2  captures the first group of digits (the area number).
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38       $3  captures the second group of digits (the group number).
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40       $4  captures the third group of digits (the serial number).
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SEE ALSO

43       Regexp::Common for a general description of how to use this interface.
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AUTHORS

46       Damian Conway and Abigail.
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MAINTENANCE

49       This package is maintained by Abigail (regexp-common@abigail.be).
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BUGS AND IRRITATIONS

52       Bound to be plenty.
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54       For a start, there are many common regexes missing.  Send them in to
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58       This software is Copyright (c) 2001 - 2017, Damian Conway and Abigail.
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60       This module is free software, and maybe used under any of the following
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63        1) The Perl Artistic License.     See the file COPYRIGHT.AL.
64        2) The Perl Artistic License 2.0. See the file COPYRIGHT.AL2.
65        3) The BSD License.               See the file COPYRIGHT.BSD.
66        4) The MIT License.               See the file COPYRIGHT.MIT.
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