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How can I shorten a string to digits and plus signs?

I want to use a string phoneNumber, which is a phone number, to call this number on mobile devices.
How can I shorten the phoneNumber string to just digits and plus signs?

e.g.

phoneNumber = "+49 / 123 – 456.89"

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I like to get: "+4912345678"

>Solution :

You can use:

var cleanNumber = phoneNumber.Where(c => c == '+' || Char.IsDigit(c));
string result = String.Concat(cleanNumber);

https://dotnetfiddle.net/dybS5e

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