override jquery validate plugin email address validation

Question

I find that jQuery validation plugin regex to be insufficient for my requirement. It accepts any email address xxx@hotmail.x as a valid email address whereas I want to be ab

Answer 1

// Add Custom Email Validation
jQuery.validator.addMethod('customemail', function (emailaddr, element) {
      emailaddr = emailaddr.replace(/\s+/g, '');
      return this.optional(element) || 
      emailaddr.match(/^\b[A-Z0-9._%-]+@@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}\b$/i);
 });