checking if number entered is a digit in jquery

Question

I have a simple textbox in which users enter number.
Does jQuery have a isDigit function that will allow me to show an alert box if users ente

Answer 1

Forget regular expressions. JavaScript has a builtin function for this: isNaN():

isNaN(123)           // false
isNaN(-1.23)         // false
isNaN(5-2)           // false
isNaN(0)             // false
isNaN("100")         // false
isNaN("Hello")       // true
isNaN("2005/12/12")  // true

Just call it like so:

if (isNaN( $("#whatever").val() )) {
    // It isn't a number
} else {
    // It is a number
}