Email address validation using ASP.NET MVC data type attributes
asp.net-mvc, c#, email-validation, validation
Solution
If you are using .NET Framework 4.5, the solution is to use `EmailAddressAttribute` which resides inside `System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations`.
Your code should look similar to this:
[Display(Name = "Email address")]
[Required(ErrorMessage = "The email address is required")]
[EmailAddress(ErrorMessage = "Invalid Email Address")]
public string Email { get; set; }
Problem
I have some problems with the validation of a Email. In my Model: ``` [Required(ErrorMessage = "Field can't be empty")] [DataType(DataType.EmailAddress, ErrorMessage = "E-mail is not valid")] public string ReceiverMail { get; set; } ``` In my view: ``` <script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script> @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.ReceiverMail, new { @placeholder="E-mail"}) <br /> @Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.ReceiverMail) ``` Now it is correctly showing me "Field can't be empty" when you leave the field empty. But when you fill in an invalid email address like: "fwenrjfw" then the form does not say "E-mail is not valid". How can I get the form to validate the input as an email address? I am looking for some help with this.