Use an email address field when BlackBerry® device users are required to type an email address. This field permits only characters that are valid in an email address.

The first space that a user types is replaced automatically with an at sign (@) and any subsequent spaces are replaced with periods (.).

Class	EmailAddressEditField
Supported since	BlackBerry® Java® SDK 4.0
Example

For more information about email address fields, see the UI Guidelines.

Code sample: Creating an email address field

import net.rim.device.api.ui.UiApplication;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.container.MainScreen;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.component.EmailAddressEditField;

public class EmailAddressEditFieldDemo extends UiApplication
{
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
        EmailAddressEditFieldDemo theApp = new EmailAddressEditFieldDemo();
        theApp.enterEventDispatcher();
    }
    
    public EmailAddressEditFieldDemo()
    {
        pushScreen(new EmailAddressEditFieldDemoScreen());
    }
}

class EmailAddressEditFieldDemoScreen extends MainScreen
{
    public EmailAddressEditFieldDemoScreen()
    {
        setTitle("Email Address Field Demo");
        EmailAddressEditField enterEmail = new EmailAddressEditField("Email address: ", "");
        add(enterEmail);
    }
}