Restrict input to alphanumeric characters

[Cameron Tinker]

I have a large text input area where users will query information from a database. I want to restrict input to only alphanumeric keys to help prevent SQL injection. I was using a RadTextBox with the multiline attribute set and I had attached the jQuery script alphanumeric to the field, but it disabled the browser context menu. I decided to give the RadEditor a try since it allows for custom context menus and for a toolbar. The jQuery alphanumeric plugin is very nice and if there is any way to attach the script to the content area of the RadEditor, I would appreciate it. If there is another way to achieve the same effect, let me know. Thanks.

This is the basic syntax for applying the alphanumeric filter to a textbox:

<script type="text/javascript">
    $('.textbox').alphanumeric({ allow: "_-* " });
</script>

Then you would have an element such as a RadTextBox or a plain TextBox and apply '.textbox' to the the CssClass attribute.

[Rumen]

Hi Cameron,

The content area of RadEditor is not a textbox but an editable IFRAME element and it seems that the alphanumeric jQuery plugin does not works for IFRAME elements.

I set a class name to the editor's IFRAME and its document content area but the plugin did not work, e.g.

<telerik:RadEditor ID="RadEditor1" runat="server" OnClientLoad="OnClientLoad"></telerik:RadEditor>
<script type="text/javascript">
    function OnClientLoad(editor) {

        editor.get_contentAreaElement().className = "editor1";
        editor.get_document().body.className = "editorBody"
    }

$('.editor1').alphanumeric();
$('.editorBody').numeric();

</script>

Since I am not aware how this plugin works, I suggest you to try the isAlphaNumericKey function provided in the following forum thread: Charector limit in Rad:Editor

Regards,
Rumen
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