Phone number does not allow characters such as "+"

[nus-pe-bot]

There might be foreign students in singapore that might not have a Singaporean number (since everyone also uses tele handle now). Thus, allowing characters such as "+" would allow users to specify country code and add foreign numbers.

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_{[original: nus-cs2103-AY2324S2/pe-interim#617] [original labels: type.FunctionalityBug severity.Low]}

[belligerentbeagle]

Team's Response

Thank you for this suggestion but the number can still be added without the "+" symbol. Additionally, this is the phone number field so we do not expect use of telegram handle. A separate field would have to be created. Therefore, good point raised, but not in scope. This should have also been categorised as a feature flaw.

The reason why this is not in scope is because the value that adding the "+" symbol gives is not a lot. Although it is clearer, it doesn't hinder the user so much, as after removing the "+", and other invalid syntax, a user can input in the number. The number itself is still easily identifiable as a foreign number, due to it's length.

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