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regexp::common::sen

Regexp::Common::SEN(3)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				    Regexp::Common::SEN(3)

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

	use Regexp::Common qw /SEN/;

	while (<>) {
	    /^$RE{SEN}{USA}{SSN}$/    and  print "Social Security Number
";
	}

DESCRIPTION

       Please consult the manual of Regexp::Common for a general description of the works of this interface.

       Do not use this module directly, but load it via Regexp::Common.

   $RE{SEN}{USA}{SSN}{-sep}
       Returns a pattern that matches an American Social Security Number (SSN).  SSNs consist of three groups of numbers, separated by a hypen
       ("-").  This pattern only checks for a valid structure, that is, it validates whether a number is valid SSN, was a valid SSN, or maybe a
       valid SSN in the future. There are almost a billion possible SSNs, and about 400 million are in use, or have been in use.

       If "-sep=P" is specified, the pattern P is used as the separator between the groups of numbers.

       Under "-keep" (see Regexp::Common):

       $1  captures the entire SSN.

       $2  captures the first group of digits (the area number).

       $3  captures the second group of digits (the group number).

       $4  captures the third group of digits (the serial number).

SEE ALSO

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

AUTHORS

       Damian Conway and Abigail.

MAINTAINANCE

       This package is maintained by Abigail (regexp-common@abigail.be).

BUGS AND IRRITATIONS

       Bound to be plenty.

       For a start, there are many common regexes missing.  Send them in to regexp-common@abigail.be.

LICENSE and COPYRIGHT
       This software is Copyright (c) 2001 - 2009, Damian Conway and Abigail.

       This module is free software, and maybe used under any of the following licenses:

	1) The Perl Artistic License.	  See the file COPYRIGHT.AL.
	2) The Perl Artistic License 2.0. See the file COPYRIGHT.AL2.
	3) The BSD Licence.		  See the file COPYRIGHT.BSD.
	4) The MIT Licence.		  See the file COPYRIGHT.MIT.

perl v5.16.2							    2010-02-23						    Regexp::Common::SEN(3)