[asterisk-bugs] [Asterisk 0011994]: Introducing en extension pattern matching variables similar to X or Z, but also recognizes the * and/or #

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A NOTE has been added to this issue. 
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http://bugs.digium.com/view.php?id=11994 
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Reported By:                buckersher
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    Asterisk
Issue ID:                   11994
Category:                   Addons/General
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   trivial
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
Asterisk Version:           1.4.14 
SVN Branch (only for SVN checkouts, not tarball releases): N/A 
SVN Revision (number only!):  
Disclaimer on File?:        N/A 
Request Review:              
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Date Submitted:             02-14-2008 08:30 CST
Last Modified:              02-14-2008 10:01 CST
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Summary:                    Introducing en extension pattern matching variables
similar to X or Z, but also recognizes the * and/or #
Description: 
Asterisk has pattern matching mainly only for numerical digits, such as the
X or Z patterns.  It would be useful if a pattern character can be
introduced that will also recognize the * or #, such as when a context
needs to redirect all the calls to another context.  Although the wildcard
period pattern can be used in that case, it is not advisable to start a
pattern matching sequence with a period.  Likewise, there are other useful
implementations for having this kind of pattern matching as well. 
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 jsmith - 02-14-08 10:01  
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Also, it might be wise to note that you can already do something like
this:

exten => _[2-9*#]XX,1,Verbose(1,I matched a three digit number that
started with N or * or #)

without having to add new pattern matching syntax. 

Issue History 
Date Modified   Username       Field                    Change               
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02-14-08 10:01  jsmith         Note Added: 0082243                          
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