function valid_email_address

1.20.x common.inc valid_email_address($mail)

Verifies the syntax of the given e-mail address.

See RFC 5321 for details.

Parameters

$mail: A string containing an e-mail address.

Return value

TRUE if the address is in a valid format.:

Related topics

Input validation Functions to validate user input.

10 calls to valid_email_address()

contact_category_edit_form_validate in modules/contact/contact.admin.inc: Form validation handler for contact_category_edit_form().
email_field_validate in modules/email/email.module: Implements hook_field_validate().
form_validate_email in includes/form.inc: Form element validation handler for #type 'email'.
system_install in modules/system/system.install: Implements hook_install().
update_settings_validate in modules/update/update.admin.inc: Form validation handler for update_settings().

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File

includes/common.inc, line 1409: Common functions that many Backdrop modules will need to reference.

Code

function valid_email_address($mail) {
  return (bool) filter_var($mail, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL);
}