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Revision: 12401
at March 12, 2009 17:31 by blackf0rk
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// Limit the text field to only numbers (with decimals)
function format(input){
 var num = input.value.replace(/\,/g,'');
  if(!isNaN(num)){
   if(num.indexOf('.') > -1){
   num = num.split('.');
   num[0] = num[0].toString().split('').reverse().join('').replace(/(?=\d*\.?)(\d{3})/g,'$1,').split('').reverse().join('').replace(/^[\,]/,'');
   if(num[1].length > 2){
    alert('You may only enter two decimals!');
    num[1] = num[1].substring(0,num[1].length-1);
   } input.value = num[0]+'.'+num[1];
  } else {
   input.value = num.toString().split('').reverse().join('').replace(/(?=\d*\.?)(\d{3})/g,'$1,').split('').reverse().join('').replace(/^[\,]/,'') };
  } else {
   alert('You may enter only numbers in this field!');
   input.value = input.value.substring(0,input.value.length-1);
  }
}

// Limit the text field to only numbers (no decimals)

function formatInt(input){
  var num = input.value.replace(/\,/g,'');
  if(!isNaN(num)){
    if(num.indexOf('.') > -1) {
      alert("You may not enter any decimals.");
      input.value = input.value.substring(0,input.value.length-1);
    }
  } else {
    alert('You may enter only numbers in this field!');
    input.value = input.value.substring(0,input.value.length-1);
  }
}


//utilization
<input id="text" name="text" size="5" onkeyup="format(this);">
Initial URL 
http://codefinds.blogspot.com/2007/10/limit-text-input-to-numbers-javascript.html
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Limit text input to numbers (with or without decimals)

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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JavaScript