Problem in email validation

[kavithadevan]

Hi,
I am trying to validate my form email field if i gave condition for empty field its working then again i checked whether the email id is valid one or not but its working but if i give valid id that time also it displays the alert box only

can anyone tell me wat problem in my code
here is the code

 
function validate()
{
var emailid=document.getElementById('email')
var emailPat = /^(\".*\"|[A-Za-z]\w*)@(\[\d{1,3}(\.\d{1,3}){3}]|[A-Za-z]\w*(\.[A-Za-z]\w*)+)$/;
if(emailid.value.length==0)
{
alert("Must to enter email id");
emailid.focus()
return false;
 }
if (!emailid.match(emailPat)) {
alert("Your email address seems incorrect.  Please try again (check the '@' and '.'s in the email address)");
return false;
   }
}
 </script>
 

[vee10]

Hi ,

the problem in ur code is at the last if conditon

if (!emailid.match(emailPat))

it should be

if (!(emailid.value.match(emailPat)))

regards

Hi,
I am trying to validate my form email field if i gave condition for empty field its working then again i checked whether the email id is valid one or not but its working but if i give valid id that time also it displays the alert box only

can anyone tell me wat problem in my code
here is the code

 
function validate()
{
var emailid=document.getElementById('email')
var emailPat = /^(\".*\"|[A-Za-z]\w*)@(\[\d{1,3}(\.\d{1,3}){3}]|[A-Za-z]\w*(\.[A-Za-z]\w*)+)$/;
if(emailid.value.length==0)
{
alert("Must to enter email id");
emailid.focus()
return false;
 }
if (!emailid.match(emailPat)) {
alert("Your email address seems incorrect.  Please try again (check the '@' and '.'s in the email address)");
return false;
   }
}
 </script>
 

[kavithadevan]

Hi,
Mycode is working now
thanks

Hi ,

the problem in ur code is at the last if conditon

if (!emailid.match(emailPat))

it should be

if (!(emailid.value.match(emailPat)))

regards