| Title |
Test
Find
PO Box
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| Expression |
\b[P|p]?(OST|ost)?\.?\s*[O|o|0]?(ffice|FFICE)?\.?\s*[B|b][O|o|0]?[X|x]?\.?\s+[#]?(\d+)\b |
| Description |
Modified version of Chris Myers' regexp for po boxes. This one won't match the word "box" in the address. Only matches if there is a number following the po box. Also accepts a # in front of the number and other spelling variations. |
| Matches |
po box 123, p.o.b. #123, box 123 |
| Non-Matches |
123 box canyon rd |
| Author |
Rating:
greg croasdill
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| Source |
Chris Myers plus my updates |
| Your Rating |
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Title: Updates
Name: Michael
Date: 12/20/2014 3:23:21 AM
Comment:
Greg,
Thanks for your post. I've made some changes and tested them. I noticed that Postal Box was not included and also a weird case for "P.O. Box -1234" that the US Post office allows. Additionally, all the O's allow for zero other than the O in post. So I included that as well.
(?i)\bp(?:[o0]st(al)?)?\.?([\-]?|\s*)?[o0]?(?:ffice)?\.?\s*b(?:[o0]x)?\.?(\s+[#\-]?(\d+))?\b
Expected to NOT detect a PO box:
1234 WoodBox Road
1234 Main Street
1234 Boxwood Road
20 Post Hill
20 Box Hill
Expected to detect a PO box:
PO Box 1234
PO Box
P.O. Box 1234
P.O. Box #1234
P.O. Box -1234 // this is legal according to USPO
P.O. Box
POB 65502
P.O.B. 65502
P.O.B.
P.O Box
PO. Box
Post Office Box
Post-Office Box
Postal Box
Postal Office Box
Postal-Office Box
P0stal-0ffice B0x // note the zeros
P0STAL-0FFICE B0X //zeros and caps
Best regards & thanks again,
Michael
