# Problem in textfield checker

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-in-textfield-checker/63482>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 7, 2004, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-in-textfield-checker/63482 "2004-09-07T08:47:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![asifbhura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dbc845/32.png) [@asifbhura](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asifbhura)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2004, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-in-textfield-checker/63482/1 "2004-09-07T08:47:27Z")

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Hello,

I have on contact form. in this i have lot of textfield. such as name,email,message.

I want to be checked a email textfield. that there is @ sign or not . If there is @ sign then it must be submitted form. or if there is no @ sign then it should be submitted and displayed message.

Please help me

thankx in advance

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2004, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-in-textfield-checker/63482/2 "2004-09-07T11:24:27Z")

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```auto
function checkform() {
	if (yourtextfield_varname.indexOf("@")<0) {
	    trace("not valid");
	}
	else {
		trace ("we have an @");
		//then submit your form here.
		}
}

```