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marsalal1014
marsalal1014

Reputation: 1907

Limit number of characters in input type number

Im trying to limit to X number the characters in a input (type of number). ive tried a lot of options and none seems to work. I dont want to use the option tel as it needs the numeric keyboard on a mobile device (yes, with ., and all the symbols) I tried also the pattern solution but it only worked for iOS, didnt work in android (displayed the normal keyboard).

The best way would be that if the user hits the limit dont let him type anymore, if he wants to highlight the text and re-type a different number he is allow to. Just not let him type more than the specified number of characters.

So, any help is appreciated.

Upvotes: 6

Views: 80967

Answers (13)

DanielWaw
DanielWaw

Reputation: 699

Proper way 2020 for type number is to check on keydown validation and it should work like this: onkeypress="checkValidation(fieldValue);" <-- on input in html and in js: 

checkValidation(a) {
    if (`${a}`.length < 8) {
        return true;
    } else {
        return false;
    }
}

Upvotes: 0

Blu
Blu

Reputation: 4056

Note: charCode is non-standard and deprecated, whereas keyCode is simply deprecated.

Check this code

JavaScript

<script>
function check(e,value)
{
    //Check Charater
    var unicode=e.charCode? e.charCode : e.keyCode;
    if (value.indexOf(".") != -1)if( unicode == 46 )return false;
    if (unicode!=8)if((unicode<48||unicode>57)&&unicode!=46)return false;
}
function checkLength()
{
    var fieldLength = document.getElementById('txtF').value.length;
    //Suppose u want 4 number of character
    if(fieldLength <= 4){
        return true;
    }
    else
    {
        var str = document.getElementById('txtF').value;
        str = str.substring(0, str.length - 1);
        document.getElementById('txtF').value = str;
    }
}

and HTML input with number type below

onInput //Is fired also if value change from the side arrows of field in Chrome browser

<input id="txtF" type="number" onKeyPress="return check(event,value)" onInput="checkLength()" />

Fiddle Demo

Update -- Little bit generic code example

Change above function into this one

function checkLength(len,ele){
  var fieldLength = ele.value.length;
  if(fieldLength <= len){
    return true;
  }
  else
  {
    var str = ele.value;
    str = str.substring(0, str.length - 1);
    ele.value = str;
  }
}

In HTML use like this

<!-- length 4 -->    
<input id="txtF" type="number" onKeyPress="return check(event,value)" onInput="checkLength(4,this)" />
<!-- length 5 -->    
<input  type="number" onKeyPress="return check(event,value)" onInput="checkLength(5,this)" />
<!-- length 2 -->    
<input  type="number" onKeyPress="return check(event,value)" onInput="checkLength(2,this)" />

Demo

Upvotes: 8

Brett DeWoody
Brett DeWoody

Reputation: 62743

Another option - the tel input type abides by the maxlength and size attributes.

<input type="tel" size="2" maxlength="2" />


<input type="tel" size="10" maxlength="2" />

Upvotes: 7

Brett DeWoody
Brett DeWoody

Reputation: 62743

The HTML5 number type input has min and max attributes.

If you wanted to limit the number of characters to 1 you could set a min of 0 and a max of 9.

You can also set the step attribute, which is 1 by default, but would come in use if you wanted the ability to select decimals or other rounded numbers.

<input type="number" maxlength="1" max="9" min="1" size="1" />

Here's the full demo

Upvotes: 1

Hasini
Hasini

Reputation: 3

You can easily do it like this,

<input type="text" pattern="\d*" maxlength="4">

Upvotes: 0

Atul
Atul

Reputation: 39

For Decimal values, lets say "25.2" code is as under.

if(thisObj.value.indexOf(".") >=0)
{
    if(fieldLength <= 4)
    {
        return true;
    }
    else
    {
        var str = thisObj.value;
        str = str.substring(0, str.length - 1);
        thisObj.value = str;
    }
}
else
{
    if(fieldLength <= 2)
    {
        return true;
    }
    else
    {
        var str = thisObj.value;
        str = str.substring(0, str.length - 1);
        thisObj.value = str;
    }
}

Upvotes: 0

NoWar
NoWar

Reputation: 37633

May be it will be useful.

Here is field to input Patient Age. It allows to input 3 numbers only.

HTML

<input autocomplete="off" class="form-control"  id="Patient_Age" max="150" maxlength="3" name="PatientAge" placeholder="Age" size="3" type="number" value="0">

JS

<script>
    $(function () {         
        $("#Patient_Age").keydown(function (e) {
            // Allow: backspace, delete, tab, escape, enter  
            if ($(this).val().length <= 2 || $.inArray(e.keyCode, [46, 8, 9, 27, 13, 110]) !== -1 ||
                // Allow: Ctrl+A
                // (e.keyCode == 65 && e.ctrlKey === true) ||
                // Allow: home, end, left, right
                (e.keyCode >= 35 && e.keyCode <= 39)) {
                // let it happen, don't do anything
                return;
            }
            else {
                event.preventDefault();
            }
            // Ensure that it is a number and stop the keypress
            if ($(this).val().length <= 2 || (e.shiftKey || (e.keyCode < 48 || e.keyCode > 57)) && (e.keyCode < 96 || e.keyCode > 105)) {
                e.preventDefault();
            }
            else {
                event.preventDefault();
            }
        });
    }); // end of $

</script>

Upvotes: 2

YashPatel
YashPatel

Reputation: 295

You can try thiss jQuery code :

In HTML

<input type="number" id="number" />

In JS

$(document).ready(function () {
    var element = document.getElementById('number');

    $("#number").keydown(function (event) {
        // Allow only backspace and delete

        if($(this).val().length <= 9 || event.keyCode == 46 || event.keyCode == 8 || event.keyCode == 9 )
        {
            if (event.keyCode == 46 || event.keyCode == 8 || event.keyCode == 9) {
                // let it happen, don't do anything
            } else {
                // Ensure that it is a number and stop the keypress
                if ((event.keyCode < 48 || event.keyCode > 57) && (event.keyCode < 96 || event.keyCode > 105)) {
                    event.preventDefault();
                }
            }
        }else{

            event.preventDefault();
        }          

    });


});

I have not any idea wheather its working on IOS N Android but its work on all browser.

DEMO

Upvotes: 0

rahulmishra
rahulmishra

Reputation: 621

I think this requires the onkeyup event handler.

Use this handler to keep on entering numbers till 5 keyup's are encountered. After this , don't let the the number to be entered by returning a 0, unless key pressed is backspace or delete .

Upvotes: 0

kunl
kunl

Reputation: 1195

Dude why go for javascript? Just try

<input type="text" maxlength="4" size="4">

maxlength will anyways define a maximum length for the input field.

Hope this solved the problem :)

EDIT: Since you specifically want numbers, why dont you use the above and then run a jquery validation to check for numbers? That will also work..

EDIT: Okay, try

<input type="number" name="pin" min="1000" max="9999">

Upvotes: -1

Karthick Kumar
Karthick Kumar

Reputation: 2361

please review this code

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
function limitText(limitField, limitCount, limitNum) {
    if (limitField.value.length > limitNum) {
        limitField.value = limitField.value.substring(0, limitNum);
    } else {
        limitCount.value = limitNum - limitField.value.length;
    }
}
</script>

<form name="myform">
<input name="limitedtextfield" type="text" onKeyDown="limitText(this.form.limitedtextfield,this.form.countdown,15);" 
onKeyUp="limitText(this.form.limitedtextfield,this.form.countdown,15);" maxlength="15"><br>
<font size="1">(Maximum characters: 15)<br>
You have <input readonly type="text" name="countdown" size="3" value="15"> characters left.</font>
</form>

Upvotes: 0

GP12
GP12

Reputation: 120

Use the maxlength property like this.

<input type="text" maxlength="5"/>

Upvotes: -1

Sarath
Sarath

Reputation: 608

Did you try the property maxlength ? 

<input type="text" maxlength="5" name="user" >

Upvotes: -2

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