Without further delay, let's create our own Azure Function. The function we are going to create is going to validate an email address using regular expressions. This is a very standard development task to code. It is also a function that will be widely used across many applications:
Note
You will need to have an Azure account. If you do not have one, you can set up a free trial account at—https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/.
- Point your browser at—https://portal.azure.com and log on to your Azure portal.
- Once logged in, look for the
Create a resource
link. Click on the link and then look for theCompute
link under theAzure Marketplace
section. Refer to the following screenshot:
- A little way down under the
Featured
section, you will seeFunction App
as an option. Click on that link: