# Email validation in controller

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/email-validation-in-controller/196941>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 16, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/email-validation-in-controller/196941 "2009-04-16T15:39:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![hamidraza](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e9a140/32.png) [@hamidraza](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hamidraza)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/email-validation-in-controller/196941/1 "2009-04-16T15:39:21Z")

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hi all ,

i want to check/validate email in controller, with out using model . plz  
some one help me out.

thx in advance

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**Author:** ![hamidraza](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e9a140/32.png) [@hamidraza](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hamidraza)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/email-validation-in-controller/196941/2 "2009-04-16T15:52:02Z")

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On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Hamid R.  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> hi all ,
> 
> i want to check/validate email in controller, with out using model . plz  
> some one help me out.
> 
> thx in advance

Just use a regular expression, it could be as simple as  
if params[:email] =~ /@/  
…valid…  
end

Andrew T.  
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