how can I remove special character from phone number in swift?

Question

When I copy number phone from phone app I get results like this \u{e2}05xxxxxx49\u{e2}

I need to remove this character \u{e2} from the left and right of the number to get a result like this 05xxxxxx49

var str = number
str = str!.replacingOccurrences(of: "\u{e2}", with: "")
print(str!)

Answer 1

Thanks. Here's what I did.

    var number = self.myTFForNumber.text
    
    self.myTFForNumber.text = ""
    let onlyDigits: CharacterSet = CharacterSet.decimalDigits.inverted
    let greeting = number!
    number = ""
    for aa in 0..<greeting.count
    {
        
        let index = greeting.index(greeting.startIndex, offsetBy: aa)
        
        let bb = String(describing: greeting[index])
        
        if bb.rangeOfCharacter(from: onlyDigits) == nil {
            
            number = "\(String(describing: number!))\(greeting[index])"
            
        }
        
    }
    
    self.myTFForNumber.text = number!