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"Only numbers" directive for Angular
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import { Directive, ElementRef, HostListener } from '@angular/core'; | |
@Directive({ | |
selector: '[appOnlyNumbers]', | |
}) | |
export class OnlyNumbersDirective { | |
constructor(private element: ElementRef) {} | |
/** | |
* Stops the user from typing non-numerical | |
* characters in the input. | |
*/ | |
@HostListener('keydown', ['$event']) | |
handleKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent) { | |
if (this.isNavigationKeyOrSpecialCommand(e)) { | |
return; | |
} | |
if (e.key === ' ' || isNaN(Number(e.key))) { | |
e.preventDefault(); | |
} | |
} | |
/** | |
* This additional handler is needed for some edge cases involving the Dead key. | |
*/ | |
@HostListener('input', ['$event']) | |
handleInput(event: InputEvent) { | |
const target = event.target as HTMLInputElement; | |
target.value = this.filterNumbers(this.getValue()); | |
} | |
/** | |
* Removes non-numerical characters | |
* from the content the user pastes in the input. | |
*/ | |
@HostListener('paste', ['$event']) | |
handlePaste(event: ClipboardEvent) { | |
event.preventDefault(); | |
const rawText = event.clipboardData.getData('text/plain'); | |
const parsedText = this.filterNumbers(rawText); | |
this.setValue(parsedText); | |
} | |
private filterNumbers(value: string) { | |
return value.replace(/\D/g, ''); | |
} | |
private isNavigationKeyOrSpecialCommand(e: KeyboardEvent) { | |
const navigationKeys = [ | |
'Backspace', | |
'Delete', | |
'Tab', | |
'Escape', | |
'Enter', | |
'Home', | |
'End', | |
'ArrowLeft', | |
'ArrowRight', | |
'Clear', | |
'Copy', | |
'Paste', | |
]; | |
if (navigationKeys.includes(e.key)) { | |
return true; | |
} | |
const allowedCombinations: [string, keyof KeyboardEvent][] = [ | |
['a', 'ctrlKey'], // CTRL + A | |
['c', 'ctrlKey'], // CTRL + C | |
['v', 'ctrlKey'], // CTRL + V | |
['x', 'ctrlKey'], // CTRL + X | |
['a', 'metaKey'], // CMD + A | |
['c', 'metaKey'], // CMD + C | |
['v', 'metaKey'], // CMD + V | |
['x', 'metaKey'], // CMD + X | |
]; | |
return allowedCombinations.some( | |
([key, flag]) => e.key === key && e[flag] === true | |
); | |
} | |
private setValue(value: string) { | |
this.element.nativeElement.value = value; | |
} | |
private getValue() { | |
return this.element.nativeElement.value; | |
} | |
} |
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