Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Main { public static boolean validEmail(String email) { Pattern p = Pattern.compile("^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-_.]+?@([a-zA-Z0-9]+(?:\\.[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+){1,})$"); Matcher m = p.matcher(email); return m.matches(); } }