1 /// <summary>
2 /// Verifies that a string is in valid e-mail format
3 /// </summary>
4 /// <param name="email">Email to verify</param>
5 /// <returns>true if the string is a valid e-mail address and false if it's not</returns>
6 public static bool IsValidEmail(string email)
7 {
8 if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(email))
9 return false;
10
11 email = email.Trim();
12 var result = Regex.IsMatch(email, "^(?:[\\w\\!\\#\\$\\%\\&\\'\\*\\+\\-\\/\\=\\?\\^\\`\\{\\|\\}\\~]+\\.)*[\\w\\!\\#\\$\\%\\&\\'\\*\\+\\-\\/\\=\\?\\^\\`\\{\\|\\}\\~]+@(?:(?:(?:[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9\\-](?!\\.)){0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9]?\\.)+[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9\\-](?!$)){0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9]?)|(?:\\[(?:(?:[01]?\\d{1,2}|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\.){3}(?:[01]?\\d{1,2}|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\]))$", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
13 return result;
14 }
