function valid_email_address

Verifies the syntax of the given e-mail address.

This uses the PHP e-mail validation filter.

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.
8 calls to valid_email_address()
comment_form_validate in drupal/modules/comment/comment.module
Validate comment form submissions.
contact_category_edit_form_validate in drupal/modules/contact/contact.admin.inc
Form validation handler for contact_category_edit_form().
contact_personal_form_validate in drupal/modules/contact/contact.pages.inc
Form validation handler for contact_personal_form().
contact_site_form_validate in drupal/modules/contact/contact.pages.inc
Form validation handler for contact_site_form().
system_send_email_action_validate in drupal/modules/system/system.module
Validate system_send_email_action form submissions.

... See full list

File

drupal/includes/common.inc, line 1235
Common functions that many Drupal modules will need to reference.

Code

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