Description: ------------ Remove the functionality of phoneNumber where if the $number is empty, ($number = ''), the validation method returns true. Justification: If we're validating a phoneNumber, the input should be a string or number with a min number of characters, as the regular expression expects. NULL is certainly not a valid phone number. My thought being that if I'm attempting to actually validate an input, the value should at least resemble what I'm looking for. Test script: --------------- <?php $aValues = array('ph'=>''); $aResult = Validate::multiple($aValues,array('ph'=>array('type'=>'US_phonenumber')); if (true == $aResult['ph'] && '' == $aValues['ph']) { echo 'Doh, empty string!'; } else { echo 'No number = Not a phone number.'; } ?> Expected result: ---------------- No number = Not a phone number. Due to lines 302-304 of US.php the method returns true. Actual result: -------------- Doh, empty string!

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