How do I validate email address formatting with the .NET Framework?

Question

I want a function to test that a string is formatted like an email address.

What comes built-in with the .NET framework to do this?

This works:

Answer 1

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Function ValidEmail(ByVal strCheck As String) As Boolean
    Try
        Dim bCK As Boolean
        Dim strDomainType As String


        Const sInvalidChars As String = "!#$%^&*()=+{}[]|\;:'/?>,< "
        Dim i As Integer

        'Check to see if there is a double quote
        bCK = Not InStr(1, strCheck, Chr(34)) > 0
        If Not bCK Then GoTo ExitFunction

        'Check to see if there are consecutive dots
        bCK = Not InStr(1, strCheck, "..") > 0
        If Not bCK Then GoTo ExitFunction

        ' Check for invalid characters.
        If Len(strCheck) > Len(sInvalidChars) Then
            For i = 1 To Len(sInvalidChars)
                If InStr(strCheck, Mid(sInvalidChars, i, 1)) > 0 Then
                    bCK = False
                    GoTo ExitFunction
                End If
            Next
        Else
            For i = 1 To Len(strCheck)
                If InStr(sInvalidChars, Mid(strCheck, i, 1)) > 0 Then
                    bCK = False
                    GoTo ExitFunction
                End If
            Next
        End If

        If InStr(1, strCheck, "@") > 1 Then 'Check for an @ symbol
            bCK = Len(Left(strCheck, InStr(1, strCheck, "@") - 1)) > 0
        Else
            bCK = False
        End If
        If Not bCK Then GoTo ExitFunction

        strCheck = Right(strCheck, Len(strCheck) - InStr(1, strCheck, "@"))
        bCK = Not InStr(1, strCheck, "@") > 0 'Check to see if there are too many @'s
        If Not bCK Then GoTo ExitFunction

        strDomainType = Right(strCheck, Len(strCheck) - InStr(1, strCheck, "."))
        bCK = Len(strDomainType) > 0 And InStr(1, strCheck, ".") < Len(strCheck)
        If Not bCK Then GoTo ExitFunction

        strCheck = Left(strCheck, Len(strCheck) - Len(strDomainType) - 1)
        Do Until InStr(1, strCheck, ".") <= 1
            If Len(strCheck) >= InStr(1, strCheck, ".") Then
                strCheck = Left(strCheck, Len(strCheck) - (InStr(1, strCheck, ".") - 1))
            Else
                bCK = False
                GoTo ExitFunction
            End If
        Loop
        If strCheck = "." Or Len(strCheck) = 0 Then bCK = False

ExitFunction:
        ValidEmail = bCK
    Catch ex As ArgumentException
        Return False
    End Try
    Return ValidEmail
End Function