private function checkEmail(whichObj:String):Boolean{

//check for @

//check for .

//check @ preceeds last dot

//check that @ is not first

//email cannot have any spaces

if(whichObj.indexOf(“@”) == -1 || whichObj.indexOf(“@”) == 0){ //not present or first

emailBool = false;

}else{

emailBool = true;//if @ exists check for dot

if(whichObj.lastIndexOf(“.”) == -1 || whichObj.lastIndexOf(“.”) == whichObj.length-1){ //not present or at very end

emailBool = false;

}else{

emailBool = true;//if both are true check @ preceeds dot

if(whichObj.lastIndexOf(“.”) < whichObj.indexOf(“@”)  || whichObj.lastIndexOf(“.”) == whichObj.indexOf(“@”)+1 ){//not before and not directly after

emailBool = false;

}else{

emailBool = true;

//lastly check it has NO spaces in it

for(var i:Number = 0 ; i < whichObj.length ; i++){ 

if(whichObj.charAt(i) == ” “){ //if the character is a space

emailBool = false;

}

}

}

}

}

trace(“emailBool: ” + emailBool);

return emailBool;

}//checkEmail

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Check a text input field is filled in and it has NO spaces:

private function doFormCheck(event:MouseEvent):void{

checkName(form1_mc.name_txt.text);

trace(stringBool);

}//doFormCheck

private function checkName(whichObj:String):Boolean{

//check that its not empty only AND that its not just spaces

if(whichObj != “”){

//not empty so 

stringBool = true;

for(var i:Number = 0 ; i < whichObj.length ; i++){

if(whichObj.charAt(i) != ” “){ //if the character is not a space

stringBool = true;

return stringBool;//quit checking

}else{//else it is a space

stringBool = false;

return stringBool;

}

}//for

return stringBool;

}else{

stringBool = false; //else it is empty

return stringBool;

}//if

}//checkName