Android – Firebase – Email address malformed… here is a solution to the problem.
Android – Firebase – Email address malformed
Aim
Allows users to authenticate (email and password) > Firebase by using < em
Java classes
import android.content.Intent;
import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
import android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.Toast;
import com.google.android.gms.tasks.OnCompleteListener;
import com.google.android.gms.tasks.Task;
import com.google.firebase.auth.AuthResult;
import com.google.firebase.auth.FirebaseAuth;
import com.google.firebase.auth.FirebaseAuthException;
public class RegistrationActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private TextInputLayout jRegisterName;
private TextInputLayout jRegisterAddress;
private TextInputLayout jRegisterEmail;
private TextInputLayout jRegisterPassword;
private Button jRegisterRegBtn;
Firebase
private FirebaseAuth mAuth;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_registration);
Firebase Auth
mAuth = FirebaseAuth.getInstance();
jRegisterName = (TextInputLayout) findViewById(R.id.registerName);
jRegisterAddress = (TextInputLayout) findViewById(R.id.registerAddress);
jRegisterEmail = (TextInputLayout) findViewById(R.id.registerEmail);
jRegisterPassword = (TextInputLayout) findViewById(R.id.registerPassword);
jRegisterRegBtn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.registerRegBtn);
jRegisterRegBtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
String userDisplayName = jRegisterName.getEditText().toString();
String userHomeAddress = jRegisterAddress.getEditText().toString();
String userEmail = jRegisterEmail.getEditText().toString().trim();
String userPassword = jRegisterPassword.getEditText().toString().trim();
registerUser(userDisplayName, userHomeAddress, userEmail, userPassword);
}
private void registerUser(String userDisplayName, String userHomeAddress, String userEmail, String userPassword) {
mAuth.createUserWithEmailAndPassword(userEmail, userPassword).addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<AuthResult>() {
@Override
public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<AuthResult> task) {
if (task.isSuccessful()) {
Intent intentMain = new Intent(RegistrationActivity.this, MainActivity.class);
startActivity(intentMain);
finish();
}else if(!task.isSuccessful()){
FirebaseAuthException e = (FirebaseAuthException )task.getException();
Toast.makeText(RegistrationActivity.this, "Failed Registration: "+e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return;
}
}
});
}
});
}
}
Question
After the user input, as it is done
Name: John Smith
Home address: 18 King Street
Email: [email protected]
Pass: 123456789pass
If the user fails to register, the following message is displayed
“Registration failed: Email address format error”
Solution
Check the inputType in the xml file. There are 3 types of input for emails.
android:inputType="textWebEmailAddress"
android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
android:inputType="textEmailSubject"
More information https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/InputType.html