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Javascript Email Address Validator
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Create a simple javascript email validator for your forms.
In this tutorial we will learn how to validate an input field that requires a valid email address.
It is definitely sometimes very important to validate data before submitting it to a database to prevent errors and / or anomalies. The following is an explanation on how to install a simple javascript that can prevent users from entering information other than a valid email address into an input field.
Email Address Validator Example:
Step 1: Create Javascript method
The following code snippet shows you how to create an email address validator using a regular expression:
 | Code Snippet 1 |
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<script language="Javascript">
function validateEmail(thisEmail) {
var objRegExp =
/^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-\&])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$/;
if(!objRegExp.test(thisEmail)) {
alert("Please enter a valid Email Address")
}
else {
alert("email is valid")
}
return false
}
</script>
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Step 2: Test using a simple form
Create a form and test the function:
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| Code Snippet 2 |
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<form name="check_email" >
<table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse">
<tr>
<td colspan="3">Email Address Validator:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Enter an Email Address:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="myEmail" value="" ></td>
<td><input type="button" value="validate"
onclick="validateEmail(document.check_email.myEmail.value)"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
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