/** isEmailValid: Validate email address using Java reg ex.
* This method checks if the input string is a valid email address.
* @param email String. Email address to validate
* @return boolean: true if email address is valid, false otherwise.
*/
public static boolean isEmailValid(String email){
boolean isValid = false;
/*
Email format: A valid email address will have following format:
[\\w\\.-]+: Begins with word characters, (may include periods and hypens).
@: It must have a '@' symbol after initial characters.
([\\w\\-]+\\.)+: '@' must follow by more alphanumeric characters (may include hypens.).
This part must also have a "." to separate domain and subdomain names.
[A-Z]{2,4}$ : Must end with two to four alaphabets.
(This will allow domain names with 2, 3 and 4 characters e.g pa, com, net, wxyz)
Examples: Following email addresses will pass validation
abc@xyz.net; ab.c@tx.gov
*/
//Initialize reg ex for email.
String expression = "^[\\w\\.-]+@([\\w\\-]+\\.)+[A-Z]{2,4}$";
CharSequence inputStr = email;
//Make the comparison case-insensitive.
Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(expression,Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(inputStr);
if(matcher.matches()){
isValid = true;
}
return isValid;
}
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Validating email address with java regex
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