jQuery Validation plugin: How to force a certain phone number format ###-###-####

Question

I have jQuery Validation plugin on a page. When someone types the phone number into the form field, I want the validator to only recognize a certain format:

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Answer 1

Check out the jQuery Masked Input Plugin. It allows you to mask the input with something like this:

$("#phone_number").mask("999-999-9999");