<!-- language: html -->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<html>
<head>
<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 = 3; // 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>
</head>
<body>
<form name="test">
Input Number <input type="text" name="myNum" onKeyPress="return restrictChars(event, this)">
</form>
</body>
This will restrict the decimal places to three however it still needs validation and this is just for positive numbers.