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<?php
$nationalNumber = "4732691234";
$nationalNumberPattern = '[4589]\d{9}';
$final_pattern = '(?:' . $nationalNumberPattern . ')';
$final_pattern = '^' . $final_pattern . '$';
$final_pattern = '/' . $final_pattern . '/x';
$b = (preg_match($final_pattern, $nationalNumber, $groups, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE) == 1) ? true : false;
var_dump($final_pattern, $nationalNumber, $b, $groups);