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110	            <style id="tdb-global-fonts">
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112:root{--sans-serif:Hanken Grotesk;--global-font-3:Russo One;--global-font-32:Russo One;}
113.td-md-is-ios{--global-font-32:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;}
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121    
122
123	    var tdBlocksArray = []; //here we store all the items for the current page
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125	    // td_block class - each ajax block uses a object of this class for requests
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158            if ( /(iPad|iPhone|iPod)/g.test(navigator.userAgent) ) {
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162            var user_agent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
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220var tdc_is_installed="yes";
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224var tds_snap_menu="";
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239var tds_captcha="";
240var tds_theme_color_site_wide="#4db2ec";
241var tds_smart_sidebar="";
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278<body class="archive category category-blogs category-5356 wp-theme-Newspaper global-block-template-1 tdb-template  tdc-header-template  tdc-footer-template td-animation-stack-type0 td-full-layout" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/WebPage">
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285        <div class="td-menu-socials-wrap">
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287            <div class="td-menu-socials">
288                
289        <span class="td-social-icon-wrap">
290            <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/TechCentral.ie" title="Facebook">
291                <i class="td-icon-font td-icon-facebook"></i>
292                <span style="display: none">Facebook</span>
293            </a>
294        </span>
295        <span class="td-social-icon-wrap">
296            <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2921804" title="Linkedin">
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299            </a>
300        </span>
301        <span class="td-social-icon-wrap">
302            <a target="_blank" href="https://techcentral.ie/feed" title="RSS">
303                <i class="td-icon-font td-icon-rss"></i>
304                <span style="display: none">RSS</span>
305            </a>
306        </span>
307        <span class="td-social-icon-wrap">
308            <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/techcentral_ie" title="X">
309                <i class="td-icon-font td-icon-twitter"></i>
310                <span style="display: none">X</span>
311            </a>
312        </span>
313        <span class="td-social-icon-wrap">
314            <a target="_blank" href="https://bsky.app/profile/techcentralie.bsky.social" title="Bluesky">
315                <i class="td-icon-font td-icon-bluesky"></i>
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321                <span><i class="td-icon-close-mobile"></i></span>
322            </div>
323        </div>
324
325        <!-- login section -->
326                    <div class="td-menu-login-section">
327                
328    <div class="td-guest-wrap">
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337<li class="mech menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-957"><a href="https://www.techcentral.ie/category/trade/">Trade</a></li>
338<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-menu-item menu-item-143594"><a href="https://www.techcentral.ie/category/blogs/">Blogs</a></li>
339<li class="tech menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-960"><a href="https://www.techcentral.ie/category/radio/">Radio</a></li>
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341<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-155383"><a href="https://www.techcentral.ie/category/pro/webinars/">Webinars</a></li>
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348            <div id="td-login-mob" class="td-login-animation td-login-hide-mob">
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354		            <div class="td-mobile-close">
355		                <span><i class="td-icon-close-mobile"></i></span>
356		            </div>
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364	                
365					
366	                <div class="td-login-info-text">
367	                <a href="#" id="forgot-pass-link-mob">Forgot your password?</a>
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369	                <div class="td-login-register-link">
370	                
371	                </div>
372	                
373	                <div class="td-login-info-text"><a class="privacy-policy-link" href="https://www.techcentral.ie/cookie-policy-2/">Privacy Policy</a></div>
374
375                </form>
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377
378            
379            
380            
381            
382            <div id="td-forgot-pass-mob" class="td-login-animation td-login-hide-mob">
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384	            <div class="td-forgot-pass-close">
385	                <a href="#" aria-label="Back" class="td-back-button"><i class="td-icon-read-down"></i></a>
386	                <div class="td-login-title">Password recovery</div>
387	            </div>
388	            <div class="td-login-form-wrap">
389	                <div class="td-login-panel-title">Recover your password</div>
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392	                <input type="button" name="forgot_button" id="forgot_button-mob" class="td-login-button" value="Send My Pass">
393                </div>
394            </div>
395        </div>
396    </div><div class="td-search-background" style="visibility:hidden"></div>
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401			<div class="td-search-close">
402				<span><i class="td-icon-close-mobile"></i></span>
403			</div>
404			<div role="search" class="td-search-input">
405				<span>Search</span>
406				<input id="td-header-search-mob" type="text" value="" name="s" autocomplete="off" />
407			</div>
408		</form>
409		<div id="td-aj-search-mob" class="td-ajax-search-flex"></div>
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411</div>
412    <div id="td-outer-wrap" class="td-theme-wrap">
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414                    <div class="td-header-template-wrap" role="banner" style="position: relative">
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896        return '#';
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906    };
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918      if (browserCountryCode) {
919        var match = getSmsProgramForCountryAndLanguage(smsProgramData, browserCountryCode, browserLangCode);
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923        var match = getSmsProgramForCountryAndLanguage(smsProgramData, defaultCountryCode, browserLangCode);
924        if (match) { return match; }
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927    }
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929    function updateSmsLegalText(countryCode, fieldName) {
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931        return;
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976          linkElement.textContent = sanitizeHtml(anchorMatch[3]);
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981      });
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985    function generateDropdownOptions(smsProgramData) {
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987        return '';
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989
990      var programs = true
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992            return arr.findIndex(function(q) { return q.countryCode === p.countryCode; }) === i;
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995      
996      return programs.map(program => {
997        const flag = getCountryUnicodeFlag(program.countryCode);
998        const countryName = getCountryName(program.countryCode);
999        const callingCode = program.countryCallingCode || '';
1000        // Sanitize all values to prevent XSS
1001        const sanitizedCountryCode = sanitizeHtml(program.countryCode || '');
1002        const sanitizedCountryName = sanitizeHtml(countryName || '');
1003        const sanitizedCallingCode = sanitizeHtml(callingCode || '');
1004        return '<option value="' + sanitizedCountryCode + '">' + sanitizedCountryName + ' ' + sanitizedCallingCode + '</option>';
1005      }).join('');
1006    }
1007
1008    function getCountryName(countryCode) {
1009      if (window.MC?.smsPhoneData?.smsProgramDataCountryNames && Array.isArray(window.MC.smsPhoneData.smsProgramDataCountryNames)) {
1010        for (let i = 0; i < window.MC.smsPhoneData.smsProgramDataCountryNames.length; i++) {
1011          if (window.MC.smsPhoneData.smsProgramDataCountryNames[i].code === countryCode) {
1012            return window.MC.smsPhoneData.smsProgramDataCountryNames[i].name;
1013          }
1014        }
1015      }
1016      return countryCode;
1017    }
1018
1019    function getDefaultPlaceholder(countryCode) {
1020      if (!countryCode || typeof countryCode !== 'string') {
1021        return '+1 000 000 0000'; // Default US placeholder
1022      }
1023      
1024            var mockPlaceholders = [
1025        {
1026          countryCode: 'US',
1027          placeholder: '+1 000 000 0000',
1028          helpText: 'Include the US country code +1 before the phone number',
1029        },
1030        {
1031          countryCode: 'GB',
1032          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
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1034        },
1035        {
1036          countryCode: 'CA',
1037          placeholder: '+1 000 000 0000',
1038          helpText: 'Include the CA country code +1 before the phone number',
1039        },
1040        {
1041          countryCode: 'AU',
1042          placeholder: '+61 000 000 000',
1043          helpText: 'Include the AU country code +61 before the phone number',
1044        },
1045        {
1046          countryCode: 'DE',
1047          placeholder: '+49 000 0000000',
1048          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die DE-Ländervorwahl +49 ein',
1049        },
1050        {
1051          countryCode: 'FR',
1052          placeholder: '+33 0 00 00 00 00',
1053          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays FR +33 avant le numéro de téléphone',
1054        },
1055        {
1056          countryCode: 'ES',
1057          placeholder: '+34 000 000 000',
1058          helpText: 'Incluya el código de país ES +34 antes del número de teléfono',
1059        },
1060        {
1061          countryCode: 'NL',
1062          placeholder: '+31 0 00000000',
1063          helpText: 'Voeg de NL-landcode +31 toe vóór het telefoonnummer',
1064        },
1065        {
1066          countryCode: 'BE',
1067          placeholder: '+32 000 00 00 00',
1068          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays BE +32 avant le numéro de téléphone',
1069        },
1070        {
1071          countryCode: 'CH',
1072          placeholder: '+41 00 000 00 00',
1073          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die CH-Ländervorwahl +41 ein',
1074        },
1075        {
1076          countryCode: 'AT',
1077          placeholder: '+43 000 000 0000',
1078          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die AT-Ländervorwahl +43 ein',
1079        },
1080        {
1081          countryCode: 'IE',
1082          placeholder: '+353 00 000 0000',
1083          helpText: 'Include the IE country code +353 before the phone number',
1084        },
1085        {
1086          countryCode: 'IT',
1087          placeholder: '+39 000 000 0000',
1088          helpText: 'Includere il prefisso internazionale IT +39 prima del numero di telefono',
1089        },
1090        {
1091          countryCode: 'NO',
1092          placeholder: '+47 000 00 000',
1093          helpText: 'Inkluder NO landskode +47 før telefonnummeret',
1094        },
1095        {
1096          countryCode: 'SE',
1097          placeholder: '+46 00 000 00 00',
1098          helpText: 'Inkludera SE landskod +46 före telefonnumret',
1099        },
1100        {
1101          countryCode: 'DK',
1102          placeholder: '+45 00 00 00 00',
1103          helpText: 'Inkluder DK landekode +45 før telefonnummeret',
1104        },
1105        {
1106          countryCode: 'FI',
1107          placeholder: '+358 00 000 0000',
1108          helpText: 'Sisällytä FI-maakoodi +358 ennen puhelinnumeroa',
1109        },
1110        {
1111          countryCode: 'EE',
1112          placeholder: '+372 0000 0000',
1113          helpText: 'Lisage EE riigikood +372 telefoninumbri ette',
1114        },
1115        {
1116          countryCode: 'PL',
1117          placeholder: '+48 000 000 000',
1118          helpText: 'Podaj numer kierunkowy PL +48 przed numerem telefonu',
1119        },
1120        {
1121          countryCode: 'SK',
1122          placeholder: '+421 000 000 000',
1123          helpText: 'Pred telefónne číslo uveďte kód krajiny SK +421',
1124        },
1125        {
1126          countryCode: 'LV',
1127          placeholder: '+371 0000 0000',
1128          helpText: 'Iekļaujiet LV valsts kodu +371 pirms tālruņa numura',
1129        },
1130        {
1131          countryCode: 'LT',
1132          placeholder: '+370 0000 0000',
1133          helpText: 'Įtraukite LT šalies kodą +370 prieš telefono numerį',
1134        },
1135        {
1136          countryCode: 'GR',
1137          placeholder: '+30 000 000 0000',
1138          helpText: 'Συμπεριλάβετε τον κωδικό χώρας GR +30 πριν από τον αριθμό τηλεφώνου',
1139        },
1140        {
1141          countryCode: 'PT',
1142          placeholder: '+351 000 000 000',
1143          helpText: 'Inclua o código de país PT +351 antes do número de telefone',
1144        },
1145        {
1146          countryCode: 'HR',
1147          placeholder: '+385 00 000 0000',
1148          helpText: 'Uključite HR pozivni broj države +385 prije telefonskog broja',
1149        },
1150        {
1151          countryCode: 'SI',
1152          placeholder: '+386 00 000 000',
1153          helpText: 'Vključite SI kodo države +386 pred telefonsko številko',
1154        },
1155        {
1156          countryCode: 'IS',
1157          placeholder: '+354 000 0000',
1158          helpText: 'Láttu IS landsnúmer +354 fylgja á undan símanúmerinu',
1159        },
1160        {
1161          countryCode: 'LU',
1162          placeholder: '+352 000 000 000',
1163          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays LU +352 avant le numéro de téléphone',
1164        },
1165        {
1166          countryCode: 'MC',
1167          placeholder: '+377 00 00 00 00',
1168          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays MC +377 avant le numéro de téléphone',
1169        },
1170        {
1171          countryCode: 'AD',
1172          placeholder: '+376 000 000',
1173          helpText: 'Incloeu el codi de país AD +376 abans del número de telèfon',
1174        },
1175        {
1176          countryCode: 'JE',
1177          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
1178          helpText: 'Include the JE country code +44 before the phone number',
1179        },
1180        {
1181          countryCode: 'IM',
1182          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
1183          helpText: 'Include the IM country code +44 before the phone number',
1184        },
1185        {
1186          countryCode: 'GG',
1187          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
1188          helpText: 'Include the GG country code +44 before the phone number',
1189        },
1190        {
1191          countryCode: 'AL',
1192          placeholder: '+355 00 000 0000',
1193          helpText: 'Përfshini kodin e vendit AL +355 para numrit të telefonit',
1194        },
1195        {
1196          countryCode: 'SM',
1197          placeholder: '+378 0000 000000',
1198          helpText: 'Includere il prefisso internazionale SM +378 prima del numero di telefono',
1199        },
1200        {
1201          countryCode: 'FO',
1202          placeholder: '+298 000000',
1203          helpText: 'Inkluder FO landekode +298 før telefonnummeret',
1204        },
1205        {
1206          countryCode: 'MT',
1207          placeholder: '+356 0000 0000',
1208          helpText: 'Include the MT country code +356 before the phone number',
1209        },
1210        {
1211          countryCode: 'LI',
1212          placeholder: '+423 000 0000',
1213          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die LI-Ländervorwahl +423 ein',
1214        },
1215        {
1216          countryCode: 'GI',
1217          placeholder: '+350 000 00000',
1218          helpText: 'Include the GI country code +350 before the phone number',
1219        },
1220        {
1221          countryCode: 'MD',
1222          placeholder: '+373 00 000 000',
1223          helpText: 'Includeți codul de țară MD +373 înaintea numărului de telefon',
1224        },
1225        {
1226          countryCode: 'HU',
1227          placeholder: '+36 00 000 0000',
1228          helpText: 'A telefonszám előtt adja meg a HU országkódot +36',
1229        },
1230        {
1231          countryCode: 'NZ',
1232          placeholder: '+64 00 000 0000',
1233          helpText: 'Include the NZ country code +64 before the phone number',
1234        },
1235        {
1236          countryCode: 'ME',
1237          placeholder: '+382 00 000 000',
1238          helpText: 'Uključite ME pozivni broj države +382 prije telefonskog broja',
1239        },
1240      ];
1241
1242      const selectedPlaceholder = mockPlaceholders.find(function(item) {
1243        return item && item.countryCode === countryCode;
1244      });
1245      
1246      return selectedPlaceholder ? selectedPlaceholder.placeholder : mockPlaceholders[0].placeholder;
1247    }
1248
1249    function updatePlaceholder(countryCode, fieldName) {
1250      if (!countryCode || !fieldName) {
1251        return;
1252      }
1253      
1254      const phoneInput = document.querySelector('#mce-' + fieldName);
1255      if (!phoneInput) {
1256        return;
1257      }
1258      
1259      const placeholder = getDefaultPlaceholder(countryCode);
1260      if (placeholder) {
1261        phoneInput.placeholder = placeholder;
1262      }
1263    }
1264
1265    function updateCountryCodeInstruction(countryCode, fieldName) {
1266      updatePlaceholder(countryCode, fieldName);
1267      
1268    }
1269
1270    function getDefaultHelpText(countryCode) {
1271      var mockPlaceholders = [
1272        {
1273          countryCode: 'US',
1274          placeholder: '+1 000 000 0000',
1275          helpText: 'Include the US country code +1 before the phone number',
1276        },
1277        {
1278          countryCode: 'GB',
1279          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
1280          helpText: 'Include the GB country code +44 before the phone number',
1281        },
1282        {
1283          countryCode: 'CA',
1284          placeholder: '+1 000 000 0000',
1285          helpText: 'Include the CA country code +1 before the phone number',
1286        },
1287        {
1288          countryCode: 'AU',
1289          placeholder: '+61 000 000 000',
1290          helpText: 'Include the AU country code +61 before the phone number',
1291        },
1292        {
1293          countryCode: 'DE',
1294          placeholder: '+49 000 0000000',
1295          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die DE-Ländervorwahl +49 ein',
1296        },
1297        {
1298          countryCode: 'FR',
1299          placeholder: '+33 0 00 00 00 00',
1300          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays FR +33 avant le numéro de téléphone',
1301        },
1302        {
1303          countryCode: 'ES',
1304          placeholder: '+34 000 000 000',
1305          helpText: 'Incluya el código de país ES +34 antes del número de teléfono',
1306        },
1307        {
1308          countryCode: 'NL',
1309          placeholder: '+31 0 00000000',
1310          helpText: 'Voeg de NL-landcode +31 toe vóór het telefoonnummer',
1311        },
1312        {
1313          countryCode: 'BE',
1314          placeholder: '+32 000 00 00 00',
1315          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays BE +32 avant le numéro de téléphone',
1316        },
1317        {
1318          countryCode: 'CH',
1319          placeholder: '+41 00 000 00 00',
1320          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die CH-Ländervorwahl +41 ein',
1321        },
1322        {
1323          countryCode: 'AT',
1324          placeholder: '+43 000 000 0000',
1325          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die AT-Ländervorwahl +43 ein',
1326        },
1327        {
1328          countryCode: 'IE',
1329          placeholder: '+353 00 000 0000',
1330          helpText: 'Include the IE country code +353 before the phone number',
1331        },
1332        {
1333          countryCode: 'IT',
1334          placeholder: '+39 000 000 0000',
1335          helpText: 'Includere il prefisso internazionale IT +39 prima del numero di telefono',
1336        },
1337        {
1338          countryCode: 'NO',
1339          placeholder: '+47 000 00 000',
1340          helpText: 'Inkluder NO landskode +47 før telefonnummeret',
1341        },
1342        {
1343          countryCode: 'SE',
1344          placeholder: '+46 00 000 00 00',
1345          helpText: 'Inkludera SE landskod +46 före telefonnumret',
1346        },
1347        {
1348          countryCode: 'DK',
1349          placeholder: '+45 00 00 00 00',
1350          helpText: 'Inkluder DK landekode +45 før telefonnummeret',
1351        },
1352        {
1353          countryCode: 'FI',
1354          placeholder: '+358 00 000 0000',
1355          helpText: 'Sisällytä FI-maakoodi +358 ennen puhelinnumeroa',
1356        },
1357        {
1358          countryCode: 'EE',
1359          placeholder: '+372 0000 0000',
1360          helpText: 'Lisage EE riigikood +372 telefoninumbri ette',
1361        },
1362        {
1363          countryCode: 'PL',
1364          placeholder: '+48 000 000 000',
1365          helpText: 'Podaj numer kierunkowy PL +48 przed numerem telefonu',
1366        },
1367        {
1368          countryCode: 'SK',
1369          placeholder: '+421 000 000 000',
1370          helpText: 'Pred telefónne číslo uveďte kód krajiny SK +421',
1371        },
1372        {
1373          countryCode: 'LV',
1374          placeholder: '+371 0000 0000',
1375          helpText: 'Iekļaujiet LV valsts kodu +371 pirms tālruņa numura',
1376        },
1377        {
1378          countryCode: 'LT',
1379          placeholder: '+370 0000 0000',
1380          helpText: 'Įtraukite LT šalies kodą +370 prieš telefono numerį',
1381        },
1382        {
1383          countryCode: 'GR',
1384          placeholder: '+30 000 000 0000',
1385          helpText: 'Συμπεριλάβετε τον κωδικό χώρας GR +30 πριν από τον αριθμό τηλεφώνου',
1386        },
1387        {
1388          countryCode: 'PT',
1389          placeholder: '+351 000 000 000',
1390          helpText: 'Inclua o código de país PT +351 antes do número de telefone',
1391        },
1392        {
1393          countryCode: 'HR',
1394          placeholder: '+385 00 000 0000',
1395          helpText: 'Uključite HR pozivni broj države +385 prije telefonskog broja',
1396        },
1397        {
1398          countryCode: 'SI',
1399          placeholder: '+386 00 000 000',
1400          helpText: 'Vključite SI kodo države +386 pred telefonsko številko',
1401        },
1402        {
1403          countryCode: 'IS',
1404          placeholder: '+354 000 0000',
1405          helpText: 'Láttu IS landsnúmer +354 fylgja á undan símanúmerinu',
1406        },
1407        {
1408          countryCode: 'LU',
1409          placeholder: '+352 000 000 000',
1410          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays LU +352 avant le numéro de téléphone',
1411        },
1412        {
1413          countryCode: 'MC',
1414          placeholder: '+377 00 00 00 00',
1415          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays MC +377 avant le numéro de téléphone',
1416        },
1417        {
1418          countryCode: 'AD',
1419          placeholder: '+376 000 000',
1420          helpText: 'Incloeu el codi de país AD +376 abans del número de telèfon',
1421        },
1422        {
1423          countryCode: 'JE',
1424          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
1425          helpText: 'Include the JE country code +44 before the phone number',
1426        },
1427        {
1428          countryCode: 'IM',
1429          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
1430          helpText: 'Include the IM country code +44 before the phone number',
1431        },
1432        {
1433          countryCode: 'GG',
1434          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
1435          helpText: 'Include the GG country code +44 before the phone number',
1436        },
1437        {
1438          countryCode: 'AL',
1439          placeholder: '+355 00 000 0000',
1440          helpText: 'Përfshini kodin e vendit AL +355 para numrit të telefonit',
1441        },
1442        {
1443          countryCode: 'SM',
1444          placeholder: '+378 0000 000000',
1445          helpText: 'Includere il prefisso internazionale SM +378 prima del numero di telefono',
1446        },
1447        {
1448          countryCode: 'FO',
1449          placeholder: '+298 000000',
1450          helpText: 'Inkluder FO landekode +298 før telefonnummeret',
1451        },
1452        {
1453          countryCode: 'MT',
1454          placeholder: '+356 0000 0000',
1455          helpText: 'Include the MT country code +356 before the phone number',
1456        },
1457        {
1458          countryCode: 'LI',
1459          placeholder: '+423 000 0000',
1460          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die LI-Ländervorwahl +423 ein',
1461        },
1462        {
1463          countryCode: 'GI',
1464          placeholder: '+350 000 00000',
1465          helpText: 'Include the GI country code +350 before the phone number',
1466        },
1467        {
1468          countryCode: 'MD',
1469          placeholder: '+373 00 000 000',
1470          helpText: 'Includeți codul de țară MD +373 înaintea numărului de telefon',
1471        },
1472        {
1473          countryCode: 'HU',
1474          placeholder: '+36 00 000 0000',
1475          helpText: 'A telefonszám előtt adja meg a HU országkódot +36'
1475,
1476        },
1477        {
1478          countryCode: 'NZ',
1479          placeholder: '+64 00 000 0000',
1480          helpText: 'Include the NZ country code +64 before the phone number',
1481        },
1482        {
1483          countryCode: 'ME',
1484          placeholder: '+382 00 000 000',
1485          helpText: 'Uključite ME pozivni broj države +382 prije telefonskog broja',
1486        },
1487      ];
1488      
1489      if (!countryCode || typeof countryCode !== 'string') {
1490        return mockPlaceholders[0].helpText;
1491      }
1492      
1493      const selectedHelpText = mockPlaceholders.find(function(item) {
1494          return item && item.countryCode === countryCode;
1495        });
1496        
1497        return selectedHelpText ? selectedHelpText.helpText : mockPlaceholders[0].helpText;
1498    }
1499
1500    function setDefaultHelpText(countryCode) {
1501      const helpTextSpan = document.querySelector('#help-text');
1502      if (!helpTextSpan) {
1503        return;
1504      }
1505
1506        
1507    }
1508
1509    function updateHelpTextCountryCode(countryCode, fieldName) {
1510      if (!countryCode || !fieldName) {
1511        return;
1512      }
1513      
1514      setDefaultHelpText(countryCode);
1515    }
1516
1517    function initializeSmsPhoneDropdown(fieldName) {
1518      if (!fieldName || typeof fieldName !== 'string') {
1519        return;
1520      }
1521      
1522      const dropdown = document.querySelector('#country-select-' + fieldName);
1523      const displayFlag = document.querySelector('#flag-display-' + fieldName);
1524      
1525      if (!dropdown || !displayFlag) {
1526        return;
1527      }
1528
1529      const smsPhoneData = window.MC?.smsPhoneData;
1530      if (smsPhoneData && smsPhoneData.programs && Array.isArray(smsPhoneData.programs)) {
1531        dropdown.innerHTML = generateDropdownOptions(smsPhoneData.programs);
1532      }
1533
1534      const defaultProgram = getDefaultCountryProgram(smsPhoneData?.defaultCountryCode, smsPhoneData?.programs);
1535      if (defaultProgram && defaultProgram.countryCode) {
1536        dropdown.value = defaultProgram.countryCode;
1537        
1538        const flagSpan = displayFlag?.querySelector('#flag-emoji-' + fieldName);
1539        if (flagSpan) {
1540          flagSpan.textContent = getCountryUnicodeFlag(defaultProgram.countryCode);
1541          flagSpan.setAttribute('aria-label', sanitizeHtml(defaultProgram.countryCode) + ' flag');
1542        }
1543        
1544        updateSmsLegalText(defaultProgram.countryCode, fieldName);
1545        updatePlaceholder(defaultProgram.countryCode, fieldName);
1546        updateCountryCodeInstruction(defaultProgram.countryCode, fieldName);
1547      }
1548
1549     
1550      var smsNotRequiredRemoveCountryCodeEnabled = true;
1551      var smsField = Object.values({"EMAIL":{"name":"EMAIL","label":"Email Address","helper_text":"","type":"email","required":true,"audience_field_name":"Email Address","merge_id":0,"help_text_enabled":false,"enabled":true,"order":0,"field_type":"merge"},"FNAME":{"name":"FNAME","label":"First Name","helper_text":"","type":"text","required":false,"audience_field_name":"First Name","enabled":false,"order":null,"field_type":"merge","merge_id":1},"MMERGE2":{"name":"MMERGE2","label":"Second Name","helper_text":"","type":"text","required":false,"audience_field_name":"Second Name","enabled":false,"order":null,"field_type":"merge","merge_id":2},"MMERGE3":{"name":"MMERGE3","label":"Company Name","helper_text":"","type":"text","required":false,"audience_field_name":"Company Name","enabled":false,"order":null,"field_type":"merge","merge_id":3},"MMERGE4":{"name":"MMERGE4","label":"Job Title","helper_text":"","type":"text","required":false,"audience_field_name":"Job Title","enabled":false,"order":null,"field_type":"merge","merge_id":4},"SIGNUP":{"name":"SIGNUP","label":"Signup form location","helper_text":"","type":"text","required":false,"audience_field_name":"Signup form location","enabled":false,"order":null,"field_type":"merge","merge_id":5},"MMERGE6":{"name":"MMERGE6","label":"Image URL","helper_text":"","type":"imageurl","required":false,"audience_field_name":"Image URL","enabled":false,"order":null,"field_type":"merge","merge_id":6}}).find(function(f) { return f.name === fieldName && f.type === 'smsphone'; });
1552      var isRequired = smsField ? smsField.required : false;
1553      var shouldAppendCountryCode = smsNotRequiredRemoveCountryCodeEnabled ? isRequired : true;
1554      
1555      var phoneInput = document.querySelector('#mce-' + fieldName);
1556      if (phoneInput && defaultProgram.countryCallingCode && shouldAppendCountryCode) {
1557        phoneInput.value = defaultProgram.countryCallingCode;
1558      }
1559      
1560
1561
1562      displayFlag?.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
1563        dropdown.focus();
1564      });
1565
1566
1567      dropdown?.addEventListener('change', function() {
1568        const selectedCountry = this.value;
1569        
1570        if (!selectedCountry || typeof selectedCountry !== 'string') {
1571          return;
1572        }
1573        
1574        const flagSpan = displayFlag?.querySelector('#flag-emoji-' + fieldName);
1575        if (flagSpan) {
1576          flagSpan.textContent = getCountryUnicodeFlag(selectedCountry);
1577          flagSpan.setAttribute('aria-label', sanitizeHtml(selectedCountry) + ' flag');
1578        }
1579
1580         
1581        const selectedProgram = window.MC?.smsPhoneData?.programs.find(function(program) {
1582          return program && program.countryCode === selectedCountry;
1583        });
1584
1585        var smsNotRequiredRemoveCountryCodeEnabled = true;
1586        var smsField = Object.values({"EMAIL":{"name":"EMAIL","label":"Email Address","helper_text":"","type":"email","required":true,"audience_field_name":"Email Address","merge_id":0,"help_text_enabled":false,"enabled":true,"order":0,"field_type":"merge"},"FNAME":{"name":"FNAME","label":"First Name","helper_text":"","type":"text","required":false,"audience_field_name":"First Name","enabled":false,"order":null,"field_type":"merge","merge_id":1},"MMERGE2":{"name":"MMERGE2","label":"Second Name","helper_text":"","type":"text","required":false,"audience_field_name":"Second Name","enabled":false,"order":null,"field_type":"merge","merge_id":2},"MMERGE3":{"name":"MMERGE3","label":"Company Name","helper_text":"","type":"text","required":false,"audience_field_name":"Company Name","enabled":false,"order":null,"field_type":"merge","merge_id":3},"MMERGE4":{"name":"MMERGE4","label":"Job Title","helper_text":"","type":"text","required":false,"audience_field_name":"Job Title","enabled":false,"order":null,"field_type":"merge","merge_id":4},"SIGNUP":{"name":"SIGNUP","label":"Signup form location","helper_text":"","type":"text","required":false,"audience_field_name":"Signup form location","enabled":false,"order":null,"field_type":"merge","merge_id":5},"MMERGE6":{"name":"MMERGE6","label":"Image URL","helper_text":"","type":"imageurl","required":false,"audience_field_name":"Image URL","enabled":false,"order":null,"field_type":"merge","merge_id":6}}).find(function(f) { return f.name === fieldName && f.type === 'smsphone'; });
1587        var isRequired = smsField ? smsField.required : false;
1588        var shouldAppendCountryCode = smsNotRequiredRemoveCountryCodeEnabled ? isRequired : true;
1589        
1590        var phoneInput = document.querySelector('#mce-' + fieldName);
1591        if (phoneInput && selectedProgram.countryCallingCode && shouldAppendCountryCode) {
1592          phoneInput.value = selectedProgram.countryCallingCode;
1593        }
1594        
1595        
1596        updateSmsLegalText(selectedCountry, fieldName);
1597        updatePlaceholder(selectedCountry, fieldName);
1598        updateCountryCodeInstruction(selectedCountry, fieldName);
1599      });
1600    }
1601
1602    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
1603      const smsPhoneFields = document.querySelectorAll('[id^="country-select-"]');
1604      
1605      smsPhoneFields.forEach(function(dropdown) {
1606        const fieldName = dropdown?.id.replace('country-select-', '');
1607        initializeSmsPhoneDropdown(fieldName);
1608      });
1609    });
1610    </script>
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1801
1802    // URL sanitization function to prevent javascript: and data: URLs
1803    function sanitizeUrl(url) {
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1811
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1814        return window?.navigator?.language?.toUpperCase();
1815      }
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1817    };
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1819    
1820    // getBrowserLanguageCode() and getSmsProgramForCountryAndLanguage() are provided globally
1821    // by the external mc-sms-phone.js script loaded alongside this inline form script.
1822
1823    function getDefaultCountryProgram(defaultCountryCode, smsProgramData) {
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1825        return null;
1826      }
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1828      var browserLangCode = getBrowserLanguageCode();
1829      if (browserCountryCode) {
1830        var match = getSmsProgramForCountryAndLanguage(smsProgramData, browserCountryCode, browserLangCode);
1831        if (match) { return match; }
1832      }
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1837      return smsProgramData[0];
1838    }
1839
1840    function updateSmsLegalText(countryCode, fieldName) {
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1849      var program = getSmsProgramForCountryAndLanguage(programs, countryCode, browserLangCode);
1850      if (!program || !program.requiredTemplate) {
1851        return;
1852      }
1853    
1854      
1855      var smsConsentHtmlRenderingFixEnabled = true;
1856      
1857      const legalTextElement = document.querySelector('#legal-text-' + fieldName);
1858      if (!legalTextElement) {
1859        return;
1860      }
1861      
1862      const divRegex = new RegExp('</?[div][^>]*>', 'gi');
1863      const blockWrapperRegex = new RegExp('</?(?:div|p)[^>]*>', 'gi');
1864      const fullAnchorRegex = new RegExp('<a.*?</a>', 'g');
1865      const anchorRegex = new RegExp('<a href="(.*?)" target="(.*?)">(.*?)</a>');
1866      
1867      const template = smsConsentHtmlRenderingFixEnabled
1868        ? program.requiredTemplate
1869            .replace(/<\/p>\s*<p[^>]*>/gi, ' ')
1870            .replace(blockWrapperRegex, '')
1871        : program.requiredTemplate.replace(divRegex, '');
1872      
1873      
1874
1875      legalTextElement.textContent = '';
1876      const parts = template.split(/(<a href=".*?"(?: target=".*?")?>.*?<\/a>)/g);
1877      parts.forEach(function(part) {
1878        if (!part) {
1879          return;
1880        }
1881        const anchorMatch = part.match(/<a href="(.*?)"(?: target="(.*?)")?>(.+?)<\/a>/);
1882        if (anchorMatch) {
1883          const linkElement = document.createElement('a');
1884          linkElement.href = sanitizeUrl(anchorMatch[1]);
1885          linkElement.target = anchorMatch[2] ? sanitizeHtml(anchorMatch[2]) : '_blank';
1886          linkElement.rel = 'noopener noreferrer';
1887          linkElement.textContent = sanitizeHtml(anchorMatch[3]);
1888          legalTextElement.appendChild(linkElement);
1889        } else {
1890          legalTextElement.appendChild(document.createTextNode(part));
1891        }
1892      });
1893          
1894    }
1895
1896    function generateDropdownOptions(smsProgramData) {
1897      if (!smsProgramData || smsProgramData.length === 0) {
1898        return '';
1899      }
1900
1901      var programs = true
1902        ? smsProgramData.filter(function(p, i, arr) {
1903            return arr.findIndex(function(q) { return q.countryCode === p.countryCode; }) === i;
1904          })
1905        : smsProgramData;
1906      
1907      return programs.map(program => {
1908        const flag = getCountryUnicodeFlag(program.countryCode);
1909        const countryName = getCountryName(program.countryCode);
1910        const callingCode = program.countryCallingCode || '';
1911        // Sanitize all values to prevent XSS
1912        const sanitizedCountryCode = sanitizeHtml(program.countryCode || '');
1913        const sanitizedCountryName = sanitizeHtml(countryName || '');
1914        const sanitizedCallingCode = sanitizeHtml(callingCode || '');
1915        return '<option value="' + sanitizedCountryCode + '">' + sanitizedCountryName + ' ' + sanitizedCallingCode + '</option>';
1916      }).join('');
1917    }
1918
1919    function getCountryName(countryCode) {
1920      if (window.MC?.smsPhoneData?.smsProgramDataCountryNames && Array.isArray(window.MC.smsPhoneData.smsProgramDataCountryNames)) {
1921        for (let i = 0; i < window.MC.smsPhoneData.smsProgramDataCountryNames.length; i++) {
1922          if (window.MC.smsPhoneData.smsProgramDataCountryNames[i].code === countryCode) {
1923            return window.MC.smsPhoneData.smsProgramDataCountryNames[i].name;
1924          }
1925        }
1926      }
1927      return countryCode;
1928    }
1929
1930    function getDefaultPlaceholder(countryCode) {
1931      if (!countryCode || typeof countryCode !== 'string') {
1932        return '+1 000 000 0000'; // Default US placeholder
1933      }
1934      
1935            var mockPlaceholders = [
1936        {
1937          countryCode: 'US',
1938          placeholder: '+1 000 000 0000',
1939          helpText: 'Include the US country code +1 before the phone number',
1940        },
1941        {
1942          countryCode: 'GB',
1943          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
1944          helpText: 'Include the GB country code +44 before the phone number',
1945        },
1946        {
1947          countryCode: 'CA',
1948          placeholder: '+1 000 000 0000',
1949          helpText: 'Include the CA country code +1 before the phone number',
1950        },
1951        {
1952          countryCode: 'AU',
1953          placeholder: '+61 000 000 000',
1954          helpText: 'Include the AU country code +61 before the phone number',
1955        },
1956        {
1957          countryCode: 'DE',
1958          placeholder: '+49 000 0000000',
1959          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die DE-Ländervorwahl +49 ein',
1960        },
1961        {
1962          countryCode: 'FR',
1963          placeholder: '+33 0 00 00 00 00',
1964          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays FR +33 avant le numéro de téléphone',
1965        },
1966        {
1967          countryCode: 'ES',
1968          placeholder: '+34 000 000 000',
1969          helpText: 'Incluya el código de país ES +34 antes del número de teléfono',
1970        },
1971        {
1972          countryCode: 'NL',
1973          placeholder: '+31 0 00000000',
1974          helpText: 'Voeg de NL-landcode +31 toe vóór het telefoonnummer',
1975        },
1976        {
1977          countryCode: 'BE',
1978          placeholder: '+32 000 00 00 00',
1979          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays BE +32 avant le numéro de téléphone',
1980        },
1981        {
1982          countryCode: 'CH',
1983          placeholder: '+41 00 000 00 00',
1984          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die CH-Ländervorwahl +41 ein',
1985        },
1986        {
1987          countryCode: 'AT',
1988          placeholder: '+43 000 000 0000',
1989          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die AT-Ländervorwahl +43 ein',
1990        },
1991        {
1992          countryCode: 'IE',
1993          placeholder: '+353 00 000 0000',
1994          helpText: 'Include the IE country code +353 before the phone number',
1995        },
1996        {
1997          countryCode: 'IT',
1998          placeholder: '+39 000 000 0000',
1999          helpText: 'Includere il prefisso internazionale IT +39 prima del numero di telefono',
2000        },
2001        {
2002          countryCode: 'NO',
2003          placeholder: '+47 000 00 000',
2004          helpText: 'Inkluder NO landskode +47 før telefonnummeret',
2005        },
2006        {
2007          countryCode: 'SE',
2008          placeholder: '+46 00 000 00 00',
2009          helpText: 'Inkludera SE landskod +46 före telefonnumret',
2010        },
2011        {
2012          countryCode: 'DK',
2013          placeholder: '+45 00 00 00 00',
2014          helpText: 'Inkluder DK landekode +45 før telefonnummeret',
2015        },
2016        {
2017          countryCode: 'FI',
2018          placeholder: '+358 00 000 0000',
2019          helpText: 'Sisällytä FI-maakoodi +358 ennen puhelinnumeroa',
2020        },
2021        {
2022          countryCode: 'EE',
2023          placeholder: '+372 0000 0000',
2024          helpText: 'Lisage EE riigikood +372 telefoninumbri ette',
2025        },
2026        {
2027          countryCode: 'PL',
2028          placeholder: '+48 000 000 000',
2029          helpText: 'Podaj numer kierunkowy PL +48 przed numerem telefonu',
2030        },
2031        {
2032          countryCode: 'SK',
2033          placeholder: '+421 000 000 000',
2034          helpText: 'Pred telefónne číslo uveďte kód krajiny SK +421',
2035        },
2036        {
2037          countryCode: 'LV',
2038          placeholder: '+371 0000 0000',
2039          helpText: 'Iekļaujiet LV valsts kodu +371 pirms tālruņa numura',
2040        },
2041        {
2042          countryCode: 'LT',
2043          placeholder: '+370 0000 0000',
2044          helpText: 'Įtraukite LT šalies kodą +370 prieš telefono numerį',
2045        },
2046        {
2047          countryCode: 'GR',
2048          placeholder: '+30 000 000 0000',
2049          helpText: 'Συμπεριλάβετε τον κωδικό χώρας GR +30 πριν από τον αριθμό τηλεφώνου',
2050        },
2051        {
2052          countryCode: 'PT',
2053          placeholder: '+351 000 000 000',
2054          helpText: 'Inclua o código de país PT +351 antes do número de telefone',
2055        },
2056        {
2057          countryCode: 'HR',
2058          placeholder: '+385 00 000 0000',
2059          helpText: 'Uključite HR pozivni broj države +385 prije telefonskog broja',
2060        },
2061        {
2062          countryCode: 'SI',
2063          placeholder: '+386 00 000 000',
2064          helpText: 'Vključite SI kodo države +386 pred telefonsko številko',
2065        },
2066        {
2067          countryCode: 'IS',
2068          placeholder: '+354 000 0000',
2069          helpText: 'Láttu IS landsnúmer +354 fylgja á undan símanúmerinu',
2070        },
2071        {
2072          countryCode: 'LU',
2073          placeholder: '+352 000 000 000',
2074          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays LU +352 avant le numéro de téléphone',
2075        },
2076        {
2077          countryCode: 'MC',
2078          placeholder: '+377 00 00 00 00',
2079          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays MC +377 avant le numéro de téléphone',
2080        },
2081        {
2082          countryCode: 'AD',
2083          placeholder: '+376 000 000',
2084          helpText: 'Incloeu el codi de país AD +376 abans del número de telèfon',
2085        },
2086        {
2087          countryCode: 'JE',
2088          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
2089          helpText: 'Include the JE country code +44 before the phone number',
2090        },
2091        {
2092          countryCode: 'IM',
2093          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
2094          helpText: 'Include the IM country code +44 before the phone number',
2095        },
2096        {
2097          countryCode: 'GG',
2098          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
2099          helpText: 'Include the GG country code +44 before the phone number',
2100        },
2101        {
2102          countryCode: 'AL',
2103          placeholder: '+355 00 000 0000',
2104          helpText: 'Përfshini kodin e vendit AL +355 para numrit të telefonit',
2105        },
2106        {
2107          countryCode: 'SM',
2108          placeholder: '+378 0000 000000',
2109          helpText: 'Includere il prefisso internazionale SM +378 prima del numero di telefono',
2110        },
2111        {
2112          countryCode: 'FO',
2113          placeholder: '+298 000000',
2114          helpText: 'Inkluder FO landekode +298 før telefonnummeret',
2115        },
2116        {
2117          countryCode: 'MT',
2118          placeholder: '+356 0000 0000',
2119          helpText: 'Include the MT country code +356 before the phone number',
2120        },
2121        {
2122          countryCode: 'LI',
2123          placeholder: '+423 000 0000',
2124          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die LI-Ländervorwahl +423 ein',
2125        },
2126        {
2127          countryCode: 'GI',
2128          placeholder: '+350 000 00000',
2129          helpText: 'Include the GI country code +350 before the phone number',
2130        },
2131        {
2132          countryCode: 'MD',
2133          placeholder: '+373 00 000 000',
2134          helpText: 'Includeți codul de țară MD +373 înaintea numărului de telefon',
2135        },
2136        {
2137          countryCode: 'HU',
2138          placeholder: '+36 00 000 0000',
2139          helpText: 'A telefonszám előtt adja meg a HU országkódot +36',
2140        },
2141        {
2142          countryCode: 'NZ',
2143          placeholder: '+64 00 000 0000',
2144          helpText: 'Include the NZ country code +64 before the phone number',
2145        },
2146        {
2147          countryCode: 'ME',
2148          placeholder: '+382 00 000 000',
2149          helpText: 'Uključite ME pozivni broj države +382 prije telefonskog broja',
2150        },
2151      ];
2152
2153      const selectedPlaceholder = mockPlaceholders.find(function(item) {
2154        return item && item.countryCode === countryCode;
2155      });
2156      
2157      return selectedPlaceholder ? selectedPlaceholder.placeholder : mockPlaceholders[0].placeholder;
2158    }
2159
2160    function updatePlaceholder(countryCode, fieldName) {
2161      if (!countryCode || !fieldName) {
2162        return;
2163      }
2164      
2165      const phoneInput = document.querySelector('#mce-' + fieldName);
2166      if (!phoneInput) {
2167        return;
2168      }
2169      
2170      const placeholder = getDefaultPlaceholder(countryCode);
2171      if (placeholder) {
2172        phoneInput.placeholder = placeholder;
2173      }
2174    }
2175
2176    function updateCountryCodeInstruction(countryCode, fieldName) {
2177      updatePlaceholder(countryCode, fieldName);
2178      
2179    }
2180
2181    function getDefaultHelpText(countryCode) {
2182      var mockPlaceholders = [
2183        {
2184          countryCode: 'US',
2185          placeholder: '+1 000 000 0000',
2186          helpText: 'Include the US country code +1 before the phone number',
2187        },
2188        {
2189          countryCode: 'GB',
2190          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
2191          helpText: 'Include the GB country code +44 before the phone number',
2192        },
2193        {
2194          countryCode: 'CA',
2195          placeholder: '+1 000 000 0000',
2196          helpText: 'Include the CA country code +1 before the phone number',
2197        },
2198        {
2199          countryCode: 'AU',
2200          placeholder: '+61 000 000 000',
2201          helpText: 'Include the AU country code +61 before the phone number',
2202        },
2203        {
2204          countryCode: 'DE',
2205          placeholder: '+49 000 0000000',
2206          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die DE-Ländervorwahl +49 ein',
2207        },
2208        {
2209          countryCode: 'FR',
2210          placeholder: '+33 0 00 00 00 00',
2211          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays FR +33 avant le numéro de téléphone',
2212        },
2213        {
2214          countryCode: 'ES',
2215          placeholder: '+34 000 000 000',
2216          helpText: 'Incluya el código de país ES +34 antes del número de teléfono',
2217        },
2218        {
2219          countryCode: 'NL',
2220          placeholder: '+31 0 00000000',
2221          helpText: 'Voeg de NL-landcode +31 toe vóór het telefoonnummer',
2222        },
2223        {
2224          countryCode: 'BE',
2225          placeholder: '+32 000 00 00 00',
2226          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays BE +32 avant le numéro de téléphone',
2227        },
2228        {
2229          countryCode: 'CH',
2230          placeholder: '+41 00 000 00 00',
2231          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die CH-Ländervorwahl +41 ein',
2232        },
2233        {
2234          countryCode: 'AT',
2235          placeholder: '+43 000 000 0000',
2236          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die AT-Ländervorwahl +43 ein',
2237        },
2238        {
2239          countryCode: 'IE',
2240          placeholder: '+353 00 000 0000',
2241          helpText: 'Include the IE country code +353 before the phone number',
2242        },
2243        {
2244          countryCode: 'IT',
2245          placeholder: '+39 000 000 0000',
2246          helpText: 'Includere il prefisso internazionale IT +39 prima del numero di telefono',
2247        },
2248        {
2249          countryCode: 'NO',
2250          placeholder: '+47 000 00 000',
2251          helpText: 'Inkluder NO landskode +47 før telefonnummeret',
2252        },
2253        {
2254          countryCode: 'SE',
2255          placeholder: '+46 00 000 00 00',
2256          helpText: 'Inkludera SE landskod +46 före telefonnumret',
2257        },
2258        {
2259          countryCode: 'DK',
2260          placeholder: '+45 00 00 00 00',
2261          helpText: 'Inkluder DK landekode +45 før telefonnummeret',
2262        },
2263        {
2264          countryCode: 'FI',
2265          placeholder: '+358 00 000 0000',
2266          helpText: 'Sisällytä FI-maakoodi +358 ennen puhelinnumeroa',
2267        },
2268        {
2269          countryCode: 'EE',
2270          placeholder: '+372 0000 0000',
2271          helpText: 'Lisage EE riigikood +372 telefoninumbri ette',
2272        },
2273        {
2274          countryCode: 'PL',
2275          placeholder: '+48 000 000 000',
2276          helpText: 'Podaj numer kierunkowy PL +48 przed numerem telefonu',
2277        },
2278        {
2279          countryCode: 'SK',
2280          placeholder: '+421 000 000 000',
2281          helpText: 'Pred telefónne číslo uveďte kód krajiny SK +421',
2282        },
2283        {
2284          countryCode: 'LV',
2285          placeholder: '+371 0000 0000',
2286          helpText: 'Iekļaujiet LV valsts kodu +371 pirms tālruņa numura',
2287        },
2288        {
2289          countryCode: 'LT',
2290          placeholder: '+370 0000 0000',
2291          helpText: 'Įtraukite LT šalies kodą +370 prieš telefono numerį',
2292        },
2293        {
2294          countryCode: 'GR',
2295          placeholder: '+30 000 000 0000',
2296          helpText: 'Συμπεριλάβετε τον κωδικό χώρας GR +30 πριν από τον αριθμό τηλεφώνου',
2297        },
2298        {
2299          countryCode: 'PT',
2300          placeholder: '+351 000 000 000',
2301          helpText: 'Inclua o código de país PT +351 antes do número de telefone',
2302        },
2303        {
2304          countryCode: 'HR',
2305          placeholder: '+385 00 000 0000',
2306          helpText: 'Uključite HR pozivni broj države +385 prije telefonskog broja',
2307        },
2308        {
2309          countryCode: 'SI',
2310          placeholder: '+386 00 000 000',
2311          helpText: 'Vključite SI kodo države +386 pred telefonsko številko',
2312        },
2313        {
2314          countryCode: 'IS',
2315          placeholder: '+354 000 0000',
2316          helpText: 'Láttu IS landsnúmer +354 fylgja á undan símanúmerinu',
2317        },
2318        {
2319          countryCode: 'LU',
2320          placeholder: '+352 000 000 000',
2321          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays LU +352 avant le numéro de téléphone',
2322        },
2323        {
2324          countryCode: 'MC',
2325          placeholder: '+377 00 00 00 00',
2326          helpText: 'Incluez le code pays MC +377 avant le numéro de téléphone',
2327        },
2328        {
2329          countryCode: 'AD',
2330          placeholder: '+376 000 000',
2331          helpText: 'Incloeu el codi de país AD +376 abans del número de telèfon',
2332        },
2333        {
2334          countryCode: 'JE',
2335          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
2336          helpText: 'Include the JE country code +44 before the phone number',
2337        },
2338        {
2339          countryCode: 'IM',
2340          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
2341          helpText: 'Include the IM country code +44 before the phone number',
2342        },
2343        {
2344          countryCode: 'GG',
2345          placeholder: '+44 0000 000000',
2346          helpText: 'Include the GG country code +44 before the phone number',
2347        },
2348        {
2349          countryCode: 'AL',
2350          placeholder: '+355 00 000 0000',
2351          helpText: 'Përfshini kodin e vendit AL +355 para numrit të telefonit',
2352        },
2353        {
2354          countryCode: 'SM',
2355          placeholder: '+378 0000 000000',
2356          helpText: 'Includere il prefisso internazionale SM +378 prima del numero di telefono',
2357        },
2358        {
2359          countryCode: 'FO',
2360          placeholder: '+298 000000',
2361          helpText: 'Inkluder FO landekode +298 før telefonnummeret',
2362        },
2363        {
2364          countryCode: 'MT',
2365          placeholder: '+356 0000 0000',
2366          helpText: 'Include the MT country code +356 before the phone number',
2367        },
2368        {
2369          countryCode: 'LI',
2370          placeholder: '+423 000 0000',
2371          helpText: 'Fügen Sie vor der Telefonnummer die LI-Ländervorwahl +423 ein',
2372        },
2373        {
2374          countryCode: 'GI',
2375          placeholder: '+350 000 00000',
2376          helpText: 'Include the GI country code +350 before the phone number',
2377        },
2378        {
2379          countryCode: 'MD',
2380          placeholder: '+373 00 000 000',
2381          helpText: 'Includeți codul de țară MD +373 înaintea numărului de telefon',
2382        },
2383        {
2384          countryCode: 'HU',
2385          placeholder: '+36 00 000 0000',
2386          helpText: 'A telefonszám előtt adja meg a HU országkódot +36'
2386,
2387        },
2388        {
2389          countryCode: 'NZ',
2390          placeholder: '+64 00 000 0000',
2391          helpText: 'Include the NZ country code +64 before the phone number',
2392        },
2393        {
2394          countryCode: 'ME',
2395          placeholder: '+382 00 000 000',
2396          helpText: 'Uključite ME pozivni broj države +382 prije telefonskog broja',
2397        },
2398      ];
2399      
2400      if (!countryCode || typeof countryCode !== 'string') {
2401        return mockPlaceholders[0].helpText;
2402      }
2403      
2404      const selectedHelpText = mockPlaceholders.find(function(item) {
2405          return item && item.countryCode === countryCode;
2406        });
2407        
2408        return selectedHelpText ? selectedHelpText.helpText : mockPlaceholders[0].helpText;
2409    }
2410
2411    function setDefaultHelpText(countryCode) {
2412      const helpTextSpan = document.querySelector('#help-text');
2413      if (!helpTextSpan) {
2414        return;
2415      }
2416
2417        
2418    }
2419
2420    function updateHelpTextCountryCode(countryCode, fieldName) {
2421      if (!countryCode || !fieldName) {
2422        return;
2423      }
2424      
2425      setDefaultHelpText(countryCode);
2426    }
2427
2428    function initializeSmsPhoneDropdown(fieldName) {
2429      if (!fieldName || typeof fieldName !== 'string') {
2430        return;
2431      }
2432      
2433      const dropdown = document.querySelector('#country-select-' + fieldName);
2434      const displayFlag = document.querySelector('#flag-display-' + fieldName);
2435      
2436      if (!dropdown || !displayFlag) {
2437        return;
2438      }
2439
2440      const smsPhoneData = window.MC?.smsPhoneData;
2441      if (smsPhoneData && smsPhoneData.programs && Array.isArray(smsPhoneData.programs)) {
2442        dropdown.innerHTML = generateDropdownOptions(smsPhoneData.programs);
2443      }
2444
2445      const defaultProgram = getDefaultCountryProgram(smsPhoneData?.defaultCountryCode, smsPhoneData?.programs);
2446      if (defaultProgram && defaultProgram.countryCode) {
2447        dropdown.value = defaultProgram.countryCode;
2448        
2449        const flagSpan = displayFlag?.querySelector('#flag-emoji-' + fieldName);
2450        if (flagSpan) {
2451          flagSpan.textContent = getCountryUnicodeFlag(defaultProgram.countryCode);
2452          flagSpan.setAttribute('aria-label', sanitizeHtml(defaultProgram.countryCode) + ' flag');
2453        }
2454        
2455        updateSmsLegalText(defaultProgram.countryCode, fieldName);
2456        updatePlaceholder(defaultProgram.countryCode, fieldName);
2457        updateCountryCodeInstruction(defaultProgram.countryCode, fieldName);
2458      }
2459
2460     
2461      var smsNotRequiredRemoveCountryCodeEnabled = true;
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2841                    
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