PATTERN
The pattern that an email address should match.
The underlying value is ^\S+@\S+\.\S+$
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Here's the explanation associated to each symbol used in this pattern:
^
Beginning. Matches the beginning of the string, or the beginning of a line if the multiline flag (m) is enabled.\S
Not whitespace. Matches any character that is not a whitespace character (spaces, tabs, line breaks).+
Quantifier. Match 1 or more of the preceding token.@
Character. Match a "@" character (char code 64).\.
Escaped character. Matches a "." character (char code 46).$
End. Matches the end of the string, or the end of a line if the multiline flag (m) is enabled.
Calling from Kotlin
Here's an example of calling this function from Kotlin code:
val pattern: String = EmailAddress.PATTERN
println(pattern) // ^\S+@\S+\.\S+$
Calling from Java
Here's an example of calling this function from Java code:
final String pattern = EmailAddress.PATTERN;
System.out.println(pattern); // ^\S+@\S+\.\S+$