I am trying to prevent user from entering two specific characters in any of the textboxes on the page. The code I am using does not work with dynamically appended textboxes.
DEMO
window.onload = function () {
$("input").keypress(function (e) {
if (e.which === 44 || e.which === 124) {//preventing , and |
e.preventDefault();
}
});
}
And since I am not using server controls I can not use ajax filter etc. I would like to have a simple solution to this. Without causing any conflicts in the code. Thank you.
Try to use event-delegation in this context, since you need to bind events for the elements which are being appended at the run time.
$(document).on('keypress',"input",function (e) {
if (e.which === 44 || e.which === 124) {
e.preventDefault();
}
});
Side Note: I just use document for delegating the event, but you should probably use any closest static parent to the input element, in order to attain a performance boos up.
use event delegation for dynamically created dom
$(document).on("keypress","input",function (e) {
if (e.which === 44 || e.which === 124) {
e.preventDefault();
}
});
document use immediate parent selector which is static in html
Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/4v78q/
http://jsfiddle.net/4v78q/1/
$(document).ready(function(){
$("input").each(function(){
$(this).keypress(function(e){
var keycode = e.which || e.keyCode;
if (keycode === 44 || keycode === 124) {
e.preventDefault();
}
});
});
});
I was trying to implement the CTRL+S feature for a browser based application. I made a search and came across two scripts in the following to questions
Best cross-browser method to capture CTRL+S with JQuery?
Ctrl+S preventDefault in Chrome
However, when I tried to implement it, it worked but, I still get the default browser save dialog box/window.
My Code:For shortcut.js:
shortcut.add("Ctrl+S",function() {
alert("Hi there!");
},
{
'type':'keydown',
'propagate':false,
'target':document
});
jQuery hotkeys.js:
$(document).bind('keydown', 'ctrl+s', function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
alert('Ctrl+S');
return false;
});
I believe e.preventDefault(); should do the trick, but for some reason it doesn't work. Where am I going wrong.Sorry if it is simple, still learning jJvascript.
You don't need any of those libraries, just try this:
$(document).on('keydown', function(e){
if(e.ctrlKey && e.which === 83){ // Check for the Ctrl key being pressed, and if the key = [S] (83)
console.log('Ctrl+S!');
e.preventDefault();
return false;
}
});
The problem was that your code halted at the alert(), preventing your function from interrupting the save dialogue.
(Still uses jQuery)
This is to just add a different implementation to the question used by me.
Adapted from a SO answer.Also,works for MAC
document.addEventListener("keydown", function(e) {
if (e.keyCode == 83 && (navigator.platform.match("Mac") ? e.metaKey : e.ctrlKey)) {
e.preventDefault();
//your implementation or function calls
}
}, false);
People are still viewing this it seems, so it's probably worth pointing out that there is no need for jQuery on this one, here:
function keydown (event) {
var isCtrlKeyDown = navigator.platform.indexOf("Mac") > -1 ? event.metaKey : event.ctrlKey,
isSDown = (event.key && event.key === "s") || (event.keyCode || event.which) === 83 // falls back to keycode if no event.key
if (isCtrlKeyDown && isSDown) {
// prevent default event on newer browsers
if (event.preventDefault) {
event.preventDefault()
}
// ... your code here ...
// prevent default event on older browsers
return false
}
}
// register the event
if (document.addEventListener) {
document.addEventListener("keydown", keydown)
} else {
document.onkeydown = keydown
}
That should work in all browsers, this will also work for folks using alternative keyboard layouts from QWERTY on Windows, which reports incorrect key codes (at least on Chrome 56 on Windows 10 in my testing)
However, this looks kind of clunky, and confusing, so if you are only supporting modern browsers, you can do the following instead:
document.addEventListener("keydown", function keydown (event) {
if (navigator.platform === "MacIntel" ? event.metaKey : event.ctrlKey && event.key === "s") {
event.preventDefault()
// ... your code here ...
}
})
As of 2017, instead of using e.keyCode === 83 you should use e.key === 's' as the former is deprecated.
No need to use any plugin, just use below jquery code
$(document).bind('keydown', 'ctrl+s', function (e) {
if (e.ctrlKey && (e.which == 83)) {
e.preventDefault();
//Your method()
return false;
}
});
Since you are using alert, the execution halts at the alert and "return false" is not executed until you close the alertbox, thats the reason you see the default dialog.
If your method is long running better use asyn method method instead.
I have a button in HTML and I want to provide a shortcut key to it, which should run the functionality as when button clicks what happens.
Is it possible to do something like this using JavaScript or jQuery.
You can do this using plain HTML: accesskey="x". Then you can use alt+x (depending on the browser though if it's alt or something else)
Untested:
$("body").keypress(function(event) {
if ( event.which == 13 ) { // put your own key code here
event.preventDefault();
$("#yourbutton").click();
}
});
It's pretty easy using jQuery. To trigger a button:
$('#my-button').trigger('click');
To monitor for keypress:
$(window).keypress(function (event) {
if (event.which === 13) { // key codes here: http://www.cambiaresearch.com/articles/15/javascript-char-codes-key-codes
event.preventDefault();
$('#my-button').trigger('click');
}
});
Now, if you want to use the Ctrl key or similar you use
if (event.which === 13 && event.ctrlKey)
and similar with event.altKey, event.shiftKey.
$(document).on('keypress', function (e) {
if (e.keyCode === youreKeyCodeHere) {
// if (e.keyCode === youreKeyCodeHere && e.shiftKey === ture) { // shift + keyCode
// if (e.keyCode === youreKeyCodeHere && e.altKey === ture) { // alt + keyCode
// if (e.keyCode === youreKeyCodeHere && e.ctrlKey === ture) { // ctrl + keyCode
$('youreElement').trigger('click');
}
});
Where youreKeyCode can be any of the following javascript char codes , if you're shortcut needs an alt (shift, ctrl ...) use the commented if's . youreElement is the element that holds the click event you whant to fire up.
For whatever reason I can't capture "SHIFT+TAB" combination.
I am using the latest jQuery.
Same result if I use other ajax/javascript, etc.
Here is a simple example that should work as I currently understand it...
event.which or event.KeyCode are always "undefined" only shiftKey exists in a scenario involving a "SHIFT+TAB" or backward keyboard traversal, traditionally inherent in windows based apps/web or otherwise...
function ShiftTab()
{
debugger;
if(event.KeyCode == 9 && event.shiftKey) // neither this line nor the following work
// if (event.which == 9 && event.shiftKey) // shift + tab, traverse backwards, using keyboard
{
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
this seems to be yet another item related to tab order that no longer works as it traditionally worked in Microsoft.Net WinForm/WebForm based apps.
If you are using jQuery, this should be how the code is working. Make sure keyCode is lower case. Also, jQuery normalizes keyCode into which:
$(document).keyup(function (e) {
if (e.which === 9 && e.shiftKey) {
ShiftTab();
}
});
If you're into terse JavaScript:
$(document).keyup(function (e) {
e.which === 9 && e.shiftKey && ShiftTab();
});
jQuery 1.7+ on syntax:
$(document).on('keyup', function (e) {
e.which === 9 && e.shiftKey && ShiftTab();
});
I created a function which I wired up to my button's onkeydown event. I used onkeydown, because onkeypress would not capture my tab key press
function ShiftTab(evt) {
var e = event || evt; // for trans-browser compatibility
var charCode = e.which || e.keyCode; // for trans-browser compatibility
if (charCode === 9) {
if (e.shiftKey) {
$('#controlName').focus();
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}
I took this approach to deal with two specific problems:
onkeypress would not capture tab key press
When click shift-tab, shift key press would trigger function, so I had nest the shiftkey modifier check
use same code inside keypress event.
the tab changes the element between keypress and keyup.
here we get event.key = tab and event.shiftKey = true.
How to detect Ctrl+V, Ctrl+C using JavaScript?
I need to restrict pasting in my textareas, end user should not copy and paste the content, user should only type text in textarea.
How can I achieve this?
I just did this out of interest. I agree it's not the right thing to do, but I think it should be the op's decision... Also the code could easily be extended to add functionality, rather than take it away (like a more advanced clipboard, or Ctrl+S triggering a server-side save).
$(document).ready(function() {
var ctrlDown = false,
ctrlKey = 17,
cmdKey = 91,
vKey = 86,
cKey = 67;
$(document).keydown(function(e) {
if (e.keyCode == ctrlKey || e.keyCode == cmdKey) ctrlDown = true;
}).keyup(function(e) {
if (e.keyCode == ctrlKey || e.keyCode == cmdKey) ctrlDown = false;
});
$(".no-copy-paste").keydown(function(e) {
if (ctrlDown && (e.keyCode == vKey || e.keyCode == cKey)) return false;
});
// Document Ctrl + C/V
$(document).keydown(function(e) {
if (ctrlDown && (e.keyCode == cKey)) console.log("Document catch Ctrl+C");
if (ctrlDown && (e.keyCode == vKey)) console.log("Document catch Ctrl+V");
});
});
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<h3>Ctrl+c Ctrl+v disabled</h3>
<textarea class="no-copy-paste"></textarea>
<br><br>
<h3>Ctrl+c Ctrl+v allowed</h3>
<textarea></textarea>
Also just to clarify, this script requires the jQuery library.
Codepen demo
EDIT: removed 3 redundant lines (involving e.which) thanks to Tim Down's suggestion (see comments)
EDIT: added support for Macs (CMD key instead of Ctrl)
With jquery you can easy detect copy, paste, etc by binding the function:
$("#textA").bind('copy', function() {
$('span').text('copy behaviour detected!')
});
$("#textA").bind('paste', function() {
$('span').text('paste behaviour detected!')
});
$("#textA").bind('cut', function() {
$('span').text('cut behaviour detected!')
});
More information here: http://www.mkyong.com/jquery/how-to-detect-copy-paste-and-cut-behavior-with-jquery/
While it can be annoying when used as an anti-piracy measure, I can see there might be some instances where it'd be legitimate, so:
function disableCopyPaste(elm) {
// Disable cut/copy/paste key events
elm.onkeydown = interceptKeys
// Disable right click events
elm.oncontextmenu = function() {
return false
}
}
function interceptKeys(evt) {
evt = evt||window.event // IE support
var c = evt.keyCode
var ctrlDown = evt.ctrlKey||evt.metaKey // Mac support
// Check for Alt+Gr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AltGr_key)
if (ctrlDown && evt.altKey) return true
// Check for ctrl+c, v and x
else if (ctrlDown && c==67) return false // c
else if (ctrlDown && c==86) return false // v
else if (ctrlDown && c==88) return false // x
// Otherwise allow
return true
}
I've used event.ctrlKey rather than checking for the key code as on most browsers on Mac OS X Ctrl/Alt "down" and "up" events are never triggered, so the only way to detect is to use event.ctrlKey in the e.g. c event after the Ctrl key is held down. I've also substituted ctrlKey with metaKey for macs.
Limitations of this method:
Opera doesn't allow disabling right click events
Drag and drop between browser windows can't be prevented as far as I know.
The edit->copy menu item in e.g. Firefox can still allow copy/pasting.
There's also no guarantee that for people with different keyboard layouts/locales that copy/paste/cut are the same key codes (though layouts often just follow the same standard as English), but blanket "disable all control keys" mean that select all etc will also be disabled so I think that's a compromise which needs to be made.
If you use the ctrlKey property, you don't need to maintain state.
$(document).keydown(function(event) {
// Ctrl+C or Cmd+C pressed?
if ((event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey) && event.keyCode == 67) {
// Do stuff.
}
// Ctrl+V or Cmd+V pressed?
if ((event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey) && event.keyCode == 86) {
// Do stuff.
}
// Ctrl+X or Cmd+X pressed?
if ((event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey) && event.keyCode == 88) {
// Do stuff.
}
}
There's another way of doing this: onpaste, oncopy and oncut events can be registered and cancelled in IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari (with some minor problems), the only major browser that doesn't allow cancelling these events is Opera.
As you can see in my other answer intercepting Ctrl+V and Ctrl+C comes with many side effects, and it still doesn't prevent users from pasting using the Firefox Edit menu etc.
function disable_cutcopypaste(e) {
var fn = function(evt) {
// IE-specific lines
evt = evt||window.event
evt.returnValue = false
// Other browser support
if (evt.preventDefault)
evt.preventDefault()
return false
}
e.onbeforepaste = e.onbeforecopy = e.onbeforecut = fn
e.onpaste = e.oncopy = e.oncut = fn
}
Safari still has some minor problems with this method (it clears the clipboard in place of cut/copy when preventing default) but that bug appears to have been fixed in Chrome now.
See also: http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/events/cutcopypaste.html and the associated test page http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/events/tests/cutcopypaste.html for more information.
Live Demo :
http://jsfiddle.net/abdennour/ba54W/
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#textA").bind({
copy : function(){
$('span').text('copy behaviour detected!');
},
paste : function(){
$('span').text('paste behaviour detected!');
},
cut : function(){
$('span').text('cut behaviour detected!');
}
});
});
Short solution for preventing user from using context menu, copy and cut in jQuery:
jQuery(document).bind("cut copy contextmenu",function(e){
e.preventDefault();
});
Also disabling text selection in CSS might come handy:
.noselect {
-webkit-touch-callout: none;
-webkit-user-select: none;
-khtml-user-select: none;
-moz-user-select: none;
-ms-user-select: none;
user-select: none;
}
Another approach (no plugin needed) it to just use ctrlKey property of the event object that gets passed in. It indicates if Ctrl was pressed at the time of the event, like this:
$(document).keypress("c",function(e) {
if(e.ctrlKey)
alert("Ctrl+C was pressed!!");
});
See also jquery: keypress, ctrl+c (or some combo like that).
You can use this code for rightclick, CTRL+C, CTRL+V, CTRL+X detect and prevent their action
$(document).bind('copy', function(e) {
alert('Copy is not allowed !!!');
e.preventDefault();
});
$(document).bind('paste', function() {
alert('Paste is not allowed !!!');
e.preventDefault();
});
$(document).bind('cut', function() {
alert('Cut is not allowed !!!');
e.preventDefault();
});
$(document).bind('contextmenu', function(e) {
alert('Right Click is not allowed !!!');
e.preventDefault();
});
instead of onkeypress, use onkeydown.
<input type="text" onkeydown="if(event.ctrlKey && event.keyCode==86){return false;}" name="txt">
If anyone is interested in a simple vanilla JavaScript approach, see below.
Fiddle Link: DEMO
let ctrlActive = false;
let cActive = false;
let vActive = false
document.body.addEventListener('keyup', event => {
if (event.key == 'Control') ctrlActive = false;
if (event.code == 'KeyC') cActive = false;
if (event.code == 'KeyV') vActive = false;
})
document.body.addEventListener('keydown', event => {
if (event.key == 'Control') ctrlActive = true;
if (ctrlActive == true && event.code == 'KeyC') {
// this disables the browsers default copy functionality
event.preventDefault()
// perform desired action(s) here...
console.log('The CTRL key and the C key are being pressed simultaneously.')
}
if (ctrlActive == true && event.code == 'KeyV') {
// this disables the browsers default paste functionality
event.preventDefault()
// perform desired action(s) here...
console.log('The CTRL key and the V key are being pressed simultaneously.')
}
})
The code above would disable the default copy in the browser. If you'd like keep the copy functionality in the browser, just comment out this bit: event.preventDefault() and you can then run any desired actions while allowing the user to copy content.
I wrote a jQuery plugin, which catches keystrokes. It can be used to enable multiple language script input in html forms without the OS (except the fonts). Its about 300 lines of code, maybe you like to take a look:
http://miku.github.com/jquery-retype
Generally, be careful with such kind of alterations. I wrote the plugin for a client because other solutions weren't available.
Don't forget that, while you might be able to detect and block Ctrl+C/V, you can still alter the value of a certain field.
Best example for this is Chrome's Inspect Element function, this allows you to change the value-property of a field.
A hook that allows for overriding copy events, could be used for doing the same with paste events. The input element cannot be display: none; or visibility: hidden; sadly
export const useOverrideCopy = () => {
const [copyListenerEl, setCopyListenerEl] = React.useState(
null as HTMLInputElement | null
)
const [, setCopyHandler] = React.useState<(e: ClipboardEvent) => void | null>(
() => () => {}
)
// appends a input element to the DOM, that will be focused.
// when using copy/paste etc, it will target focused elements
React.useEffect(() => {
const el = document.createElement("input")
// cannot focus a element that is not "visible" aka cannot use display: none or visibility: hidden
el.style.width = "0"
el.style.height = "0"
el.style.opacity = "0"
el.style.position = "fixed"
el.style.top = "-20px"
document.body.appendChild(el)
setCopyListenerEl(el)
return () => {
document.body.removeChild(el)
}
}, [])
// adds a event listener for copying, and removes the old one
const overrideCopy = (newOverrideAction: () => any) => {
setCopyHandler((prevCopyHandler: (e: ClipboardEvent) => void) => {
const copyHandler = (e: ClipboardEvent) => {
e.preventDefault()
newOverrideAction()
}
copyListenerEl?.removeEventListener("copy", prevCopyHandler)
copyListenerEl?.addEventListener("copy", copyHandler)
copyListenerEl?.focus() // when focused, all copy events will trigger listener above
return copyHandler
})
}
return { overrideCopy }
}
Used like this:
const customCopyEvent = () => {
console.log("doing something")
}
const { overrideCopy } = useOverrideCopy()
overrideCopy(customCopyEvent)
Every time you call overrideCopy it will refocus and call your custom event on copy.
Another simple way using Jquery:
$(document).keydown( function(e)
{
if (e.ctrlKey && e.key == 'c')
{
console.log('got ctrl c');
}
else if (e.ctrlKey && e.key == 'v')
{
console.log('got ctrl v');
}
});
element.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
if (e.key == 'c' && e.ctrlKey) {
e.preventDefault(); // prevent from copying
}
if (e.key == 'v' && e.ctrlKey) {
e.preventDefault(); // prevent from pasting
}
}
i already have your problem and i solved it by the following code .. that accept only numbers
$('#<%= mobileTextBox.ClientID %>').keydown(function(e) {
///// e.which Values
// 8 : BackSpace , 46 : Delete , 37 : Left , 39 : Rigth , 144: Num Lock
if (e.which != 8 && e.which != 46 && e.which != 37 && e.which != 39 && e.which != 144
&& (e.which < 96 || e.which > 105 )) {
return false;
}
});
you can detect Ctrl id e.which == 17
Important note
I was using e.keyCode for a while and i detected that when i press Ctrl+., This attribute returns a wrong number, 190, while the ascii code of . is 46!
So you should use e.key.toUpperCase().charCodeAt(0) instead of e.keyCode.
$(document).keydown(function(event) {
let keyCode = e.key.toUpperCase().charCodeAt(0);
...
}
You can listen to the keypress event, and halt the default event (entering the text) if it matches the specific keycodes
There is some ways to prevent it.
However the user will be always able to turn the javascript off or just look on the source code of the page.
Some examples (require jQuery)
/**
* Stop every keystroke with ctrl key pressed
*/
$(".textbox").keydown(function(){
if (event.ctrlKey==true) {
return false;
}
});
/**
* Clear all data of clipboard on focus
*/
$(".textbox").focus(function(){
if ( window.clipboardData ) {
window.clipboardData.setData('text','');
}
});
/**
* Block the paste event
*/
$(".textbox").bind('paste',function(e){return false;});
Edit: How Tim Down said, this functions are all browser dependents.