Allows the user to enter numbers in the field, and only allows two numbers after the decimal place.

After long time gap working on .NET/MVC

I see developer are getting frustrated when adding validation on numbers & decimal digits.

it's better to prevent the user from making a mistake than to correct him after", here is my solution. It only allows the user to enter numbers in the field, and only allows two numbers after the decimal place.



 <script>

      // Retrieve last key pressed.  Works in IE and Netscape.
      // Returns the numeric key code for the key pressed.
      function getKey(e)
      {
        if (window.event)
           return window.event.keyCode;
        else if (e)
           return e.which;
        else
           return null;
      }
      function restrictChars(e, obj)
      {
        var CHAR_AFTER_DP = 2;  // number of decimal places
        var validList = "0123456789.";  // allowed characters in field
        var key, keyChar;
        key = getKey(e);
        if (key == null) return true;
        // control keys
        // null, backspace, tab, carriage return, escape
        if ( key==0 || key==8 || key==9 || key==13 || key==27 )
           return true;
        // get character
        keyChar = String.fromCharCode(key);
        // check valid characters
        if (validList.indexOf(keyChar) != -1)
        {
          // check for existing decimal point
          var dp = 0;
          if( (dp = obj.value.indexOf( ".")) > -1)
          {
            if( keyChar == ".")
              return false;  // only one allowed
            else
            {
              // room for more after decimal point?
              if( obj.value.length - dp <= CHAR_AFTER_DP)
                return true;
            }
          }
          else return true;
        }
        // not a valid character
        return false;
      }
    </script>