jQuery: how to filter out non-character keys on keypress event?

Question

I tried searching but unsure of what terms to look for.

I\'m using jQuery and would like to use the keypress event in a textbox, but prevent all non-printable charac

Answer 1

Seems to work just fine with jQuery 1.4.2, FF, IE, Chrome.

To delve into the mess that is JS keyboard event handling, see: JavaScript Madness: Keyboard Events

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Updated to filter ctrl, meta & alt key combinations as per Daniel's comment.