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# IsEmailAddress

## Overview

Takes the string passed to it and evaluates it to see if that string contains a valid email address. The function returns either a true or false value.

### Syntax

IsEmailAddress(1)

### Function Properties

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| Ordinal | Type   |              | Description        |
| ------- | ------ | ------------ | ------------------ |
| **1**   | string | **Required** | String to evaluate |

## Example

In this sample code, the function evaluates the string to determine if it contains a valid email address:

```
IsEmailAddress("acruz@example.com");
```