Question

How do I validate an Internet address in an ASP.NET MVC textbox like http://www.gmail.com or http://www.hotmail.com?

I want to implement jQuery client-side validation.

Answer 1

Here is a good way to validate internet address

var address = $('#vcr_LinkAddress').val();
var j = /(ftp|http|https):\/\/(\w+:{0,1}\w*@)?(\S+)(:[0-9]+)?(\/|\/([\w#!:.?+=&%@!\-\/]))?/;
if (!j.test(address)) {
//If address is invalid
}
else
{
//address is valid
}