really simple function...

[Ishida]

validate-email: function [input] [valid][
valid: false
(if (type? input) = email! [set [valid] [true]])
return valid
]

i pass in a variable 'input' and if it is a email variable type it return true.. else it returns false.Right now, it ALWAYS returns false. -_-

I need to make a REBOL email validator.. taking baby steps right now.. baby step #1 is a problem already...

[Sunanda]

I'm not sure if you are asking a question about improving your first function.

If you are not: then congratulations! It works which is 95% of what counts.

If you are, then I'll offer:

Code:

validate-email: function [input] [][
return email? input
]

[notchent]

Yep, it works   Are you using your function like this?

Code:

validate-email email@domain.com
validate-email "this isn't an email"

[DideC]

What must be said is that email! is a datatype in Rebol. So it's a kind of data like integer! or tuple!

So your function just check that your input value is of type email!, not that it  is a valide email address.

In fact there is the 'email? function that just do that (feed this in a console) :

Code:

input: toto@alo.com
email? input

input: "I'm a string, not an email"
email? input

input: to-email input
email? input

In fact, email! is just a kind of string! write without quote/bracket nor space and with an @ inside.
You have to understand this to go further.