valadate email address with eregi

[redarrow]

Can you kindly tell me if the below code has any code speed diffrence in doing one example or the other cheers.


example 1
[code]
<?
echo"<br><br><br>";

$email="Anyemailaddress@anywere.com";

if(eregi("^.{1,25}@.{1,25}[./-].{1,3}$" , $email)) {

echo"Email address valid";

}else {

if(eregi("^.{1,25}.{1,25}[./-].{1,3}$" , $email)) {

echo"Email address not valid";
}
}
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example 2

[code]
<?
echo"<br><br><br>";

$email="Anyemailaddress@anywere.com";

if(eregi("^.{1,25}@.{1,25}[./-].{1,3}$" , $email)) {

echo"Email address valid";

}else {

echo"Email address not valid";
}

?>
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[Hooker]

if theres any difference at all it shouldnt be noticeable to be honest.