How can I correctly format currency using jquery?

Question

I do not need a mask, but I need something that will format currency(in all browsers) and not allow for any letters or special char\'s to be typed. Thanks for the help

Answer 1

Use jquery.inputmask 3.x. See demos here

Include files:

And code as

$(selector).inputmask('decimal',
  { 'alias': 'numeric',
    'groupSeparator': '.',
    'autoGroup': true,
    'digits': 2,
    'radixPoint': ",",
    'digitsOptional': false,
    'allowMinus': false,
    'prefix': '$ ',
    'placeholder': '0'
  }
);

Highlights:

• easy to use
• optional parts anywere in the mask
• possibility to define aliases which hide complexity
• date / datetime masks
• numeric masks
• lots of callbacks
• non-greedy masks
• many features can be enabled/disabled/configured by options
• supports readonly/disabled/dir="rtl" attributes
• support data-inputmask attribute(s)
• multi-mask support
• regex-mask support
• dynamic-mask support
• preprocessing-mask support
• value formatting / validating without input element