Compatible Unicode Intrinsic Functions - IsValidEmail Method

Test whether the string contains a valid email address

Member of Compatible Unicode Intrinsic Functions (PRIM_LIBI.ICompatibleUnicodeIntrinsics)

Parameters

Name

Type

Data Type

Description

Result

*Result (Optional)

Boolean

True if the string is a valid email

Details

The isValidEmail method allows you test whether a string is a valid email address. This is based on the RFC5322 email standard.

  • It cannot be more than 254 characters long
  • It must not contain more than one @
  • It must not begin with an @
  • It must not begin with a period (.) and there must be at least one period in address
  • It cannot have two periods next to each other
  • It cannot contain a space
  • It must have at least one character between the @ and period in the domain portion
  • It must not end with a period


See also

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