Javascript Validation

Question

I am wanting to make validation to my Email form. Unfortunately I cannot get this piece of code to work. When I am clicking submit without entering any data in to the form it will send.

I am wanting it not to send without the right Characters in the Email

I have attached a screenshot below of my code

Could you insert your code as text in your post, instead of as an image? — Jacob, Jan 14 '16 at 14:39
so you had time to do a screenshot and upload to imgur, but didn't paste actual code which take LESS time to do. Post your real code. — Funk Forty Niner, Jan 14 '16 at 14:39
Welcome to SO. Please visit the [help] to see how and what to ask. HINT: Add code and efforts to your question — mplungjan, Jan 14 '16 at 14:44
When I am adding the code it doesn't set out in the right way. This is why I placed an Image. — thjef, Jan 14 '16 at 14:46
You are missing a bracket for sure. Change to `onsubmit="return validate(this)"` and your function to `function validate(theForm) { var reg...; var address = theForm.emailAddress.value; ...... if (...) { alert(....); theForm.emailAddress.focus(); return false; } return true; }` - and never call anything `name="submit"` - lastly read how to format here: http://stackoverflow.com/editing-help — mplungjan, Jan 14 '16 at 14:47
Possibile duplicate? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/46155/validate-email-address-in-javascript — Lukaszaq, Jan 14 '16 at 14:58

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 14 '16 at 14:49

You need to change your regex as:

var email_regex = /^[\w%_\-.\d]+@[\w.\-]+.[A-Za-z]{2,6}$/; // reg ex email check

if(emailAddress == "") 
{
    // error if empty
} 
else 
{
    if(!email_regex.test(emailAddress))
    { 
        // invalid error
    }   
    else
    {
        // success
    }
}

Javascript Validation

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