JavaScript - Test for an integer

Question

I have a text field that allows a user to enter their age. I am trying to do some client-side validation on this field with JavaScript. I have server-side validation already

Answer 1

UPDATE

I have fixed the code that had an error and added a var called key to store the key pressed code using keyCode and which, that depend of the browser.

var key = e.which || e.keyCode;

Thanks Donald.McLean :)

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If you want to check if you are writing numbers while typing (and avoid writing other characters into your input field), you can use this simple function and you can define the elements allowed (this include whatever you want to filter). In this way you can choose not only integers but for example a certain group of characters. The example is based in jQuery to attach it to an input field.

$('#myInputField').keypress(function(e)
{
    var key = e.which || e.keyCode;

    if (!(key >= 48 && key <= 57) && // Interval of values (0-9)
         (key !== 8) &&              // Backspace
         (key !== 9) &&              // Horizontal tab
         (key !== 37) &&             // Percentage
         (key !== 39) &&             // Single quotes (')
         (key !== 46))               // Dot
    {
        e.preventDefault();
        return false;
    }
});

If you use other key than the defined, it won't appear into the field. And because Angular.js is getting strong these days. this is the directive you can create to do this in any field in your web app:

myApp.directive('integer', function()
{
    return function (scope, element, attrs)
    {
        element.bind('keydown', function(e)
        {
            var key = e.which || e.keyCode;

            if (!(key >= 48 && key <= 57) && // Interval (0-9)
                 (key !== 8) &&              // Backspace
                 (key !== 9) &&              // Horizontal tab
                 (key !== 37) &&             // Percentage
                 (key !== 39) &&             // Single quotes (')
                 (key !== 46))               // Dot
            {
                e.preventDefault();
                return false;
            }
        });
    }
});

But what happens if you want to use ng-repeat and you need to apply this directive only in a certain number of fields. Well, you can transform the upper directive into one prepared to admit a true or false value in order to be able to decide which field will be affected by it.

myApp.directive('rsInteger', function() {
    return {
        restrict: 'A',
        link: function (scope, element, attrs) {
            if (attrs.rsInteger === 'true') {
                element.bind('keydown', function(e)
                {
                    var key = e.which || e.keyCode;

                    if (!(key >= 48 && key <= 57) && // Interval (0-9)
                         (key !== 8) &&              // Backspace
                         (key !== 9) &&              // Horizontal tab
                         (key !== 37) &&             // Percentage
                         (key !== 39) &&             // Single quotes (')
                         (key !== 46))               // Dot
                    {
                        e.preventDefault();
                        return false;
                    }
                });
            }
        }
    }
});

To use this new directive you just need to do it in a input type text like this, for example:

Hope it helps you.