re = /(\(\d{3}\)\s*\d{3}-\d{4})/
str = 'some_text (888) 501-7526 some_text'
# Print the match result
str.match(re) do |match|
puts match.to_s
end
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Ruby, please visit: http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.2.0/Regexp.html