regular expression to check a string is alphanumeric only

[Matt]

I want to check if the user enters alphabet or numbers only in the
text box. If the user enters non-alphabet or non-numbers, I should pop
up a message and doesn't allow the user to do that. I am using regular
expression to do the checking. But it seems it always return false.
What did I miss? please advise. thanks!!

<script type="text/javascript">
function checkkey(obj)
{ var re = /^[a-zA-Z_0-9]$/;
alert(re.test(obj.value));
if (! re.test(obj.value))
{ alert("Please enter alphanumeric only");
}
}
</script>

<form name="InputForm">
<P><input type="text" name="username"
onKeyPress="checkkey(InputForm.username)">
</form>

[Evertjan.]

Matt wrote on 21 sep 2004 in comp.lang.javascript:

I want to check if the user enters alphabet or numbers only in the
text box. If the user enters non-alphabet or non-numbers, I should pop
up a message and doesn't allow the user to do that. I am using regular
expression to do the checking. But it seems it always return false.
What did I miss? please advise. thanks!!

<script type="text/javascript">
function checkkey(obj)
{ var re = /^[a-zA-Z_0-9]$/;
alert(re.test(obj.value));
if (! re.test(obj.value))
{ alert("Please enter alphanumeric only");
}
}
</script>

<form name="InputForm">
<P><input type="text" name="username"
onKeyPress="checkkey(InputForm.username)">
</form>

try:

<script type="text/javascript">
function checkkey(v) {
if (/\W/.test(v.value)) {
alert("Please enter alphanumerics only");
return false;
}
return true;
}
</script>

<form>
<input type="text" onKeyUp="return checkkey(this)">
</form>

=============

\W is a shortcut for [^a-zA-Z0-9_]

onKeyPress() will be one letter late, so use onKeyUp()

"this" will uniquely reference your object

the "return true/false" will prohibit the disallowed char displaying

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[RobG]

Evertjan. wrote:

the "return true/false" will prohibit the disallowed char displaying

Doesn't seem to for me in any browser I tried.

If the requirement is to not display disallowed characters
at all, the following works:

<script type="text/javascript">
var a = '';
function checkKey(v) {
if (/\W/.test(v.value)) {
alert('Please enter alpha numeric characters only');
v.value = a;
}else{
a = v.value;
}
}
</script>

[Evertjan.]

RobG wrote on 22 sep 2004 in comp.lang.javascript:

Evertjan. wrote:

the "return true/false" will prohibit the disallowed char displaying

Doesn't seem to for me in any browser I tried.

Did you try IE? That's the one tested OK by me.

Please do not implement my code but test it first.

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[RobG]

Evertjan. wrote:

RobG wrote on 22 sep 2004 in comp.lang.javascript:

Evertjan. wrote:

the "return true/false" will prohibit the disallowed char displaying

Doesn't seem to for me in any browser I tried.

Did you try IE? That's the one tested OK by me.

Yes, IE 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2. Also Firefox 0.9.3 and Mozilla
1.7.2. The code I posted works in all these browsers.

[RobG]

Evertjan. wrote:

Did you try IE? That's the one tested OK by me.

Yes, IE 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2. Also Firefox 0.9.3 and Mozilla
1.7.2

[Evertjan.]

RobG wrote on 23 sep 2004 in comp.lang.javascript:

Evertjan. wrote:

RobG wrote on 22 sep 2004 in comp.lang.javascript:

Evertjan. wrote:

the "return true/false" will prohibit the disallowed char displaying

Doesn't seem to for me in any browser I tried.

Did you try IE? That's the one tested OK by me.

Yes, IE 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2. Also Firefox 0.9.3 and Mozilla
1.7.2. The code I posted works in all these browsers.

I thought you were referring to the code I(!) posted not working?

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Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
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but let us keep the discussions in the newsgroup)