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+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+public class EMail {
+	/**
+	 * Checks if the email is in a valid format
+	 * @param email The email address being checked
+	 * @return <code>true</code> if the email is correctly formatted, otherwise <code>false</code>
+	 */
+	public boolean validate(String email) {
+		// Set up regex for email format
+		String emailRegex = "[^@ \\t\\r\\n]+@[^@ \\t\\r\\n]+\\.[^@ \\t\\r\\n]+";
+		Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(emailRegex);
+		
+		// Checks and returns if the email matches the regex pattern
+		return pattern.matcher(email).matches();
+	}
+}