@hesto2/autonumeric v4.6.0

What is autoNumeric?

autoNumeric is a standalone Javascript library that provides live as-you-type formatting for international numbers and currencies.

The latest stable branch is always on master. Currently this is version 4.2.*. If you want to try the new features, you can check out the latest development version in the next branch. That next branch can see changes in the API (check the semver), but is always fully tested for regressions. For older stable versions, please take a look here. Alternatively, you can use our guide for upgrading from version 1.9/2 to version 4. Finally, you can check what could be the next features coming to autoNumeric on the projects page (feel free to participate!).

Highlights

autoNumeric main features are :

• Easy to use and configure

// Initialization
new AutoNumeric('.myInput', { currencySymbol : '$' });

• Very high configurability (more than 40 options available)

// The options are...optional :)
const autoNumericOptionsEuro = {
    digitGroupSeparator        : '.',
    decimalCharacter           : ',',
    decimalCharacterAlternative: '.',
    currencySymbol             : '\u202f€',
    currencySymbolPlacement    : AutoNumeric.options.currencySymbolPlacement.suffix,
    roundingMethod             : AutoNumeric.options.roundingMethod.halfUpSymmetric,
};

// Initialization
new AutoNumeric(domElement, autoNumericOptionsEuro);

• User experience oriented ; using autoNumeric just feels right and natural, specially with the function chaining feature

anElement.french()
         .set(42)
         .update({ options })
         .formSubmitJsonNumericString(callback)
         .clear();

• Supports most international numeric formats and currencies(If the one you use is not supported yet, open an issue and we'll add it as soon as possible!)
• The mobile Android Chrome browser is partially supported

And also:

• Any number of different formats can be used at the same time on the same page.Each input can be configured by either setting the options as HTML5 data attributes, or directly passed as an argument in the Javascript code
• The settings can easily be changed at any time using the update method or via a callback
• autoNumeric supports input elements as well as most text elements with the contenteditable attribute, allowing you to place formatted numbers and currencies on just about any part of your pages
• AutoNumeric elements can be linked together allowing you to perform one action on multiple elements at once
• 8 pre-defined currency options as well as 33 common options allows you to directly use autoNumeric by skipping the option configuration step
• 26 built-in methods gives you the flexibility needed to use autoNumeric to its full potential
• 22 global methods that allows to control sets of AutoNumeric-managed elements at once
• 21 additional methods specialized for managing form management and submission
• A formula mode that allows to quickly enter and evaluate math expressions inside the element
• 17 static functions provided by the AutoNumeric class
• And more than 40 options allowing you to precisely customize your currency format and behavior

With that said, autoNumeric supports most international numeric formats and currencies including those used in Europe, Asia, and North and South America.

Table of contents

• Getting started
  • Installation
  • How to use?
    • In the browser
    • In another script
    • In Web Workers
  • On which elements can it be used?
    • On <input> elements
    • On contenteditable-enabled elements
    • On other DOM elements
• Initialization
  • Initialize one AutoNumeric object
  • Initialize multiple AutoNumeric objects at once
• Options
  • Predefined options
    • Predefined language options
    • Predefined common options
    • Predefined style rules
      • Positive and negative
      • Range from 0 to 100, in 4 steps
      • Odd and even
      • Small range around zero, from -1 to 1
      • Custom callbacks
  • Special options
    • noEventListeners
    • readOnly
  • Options update
• Methods
  • Instantiated methods
    • Set, get, format, unformat and other usual AutoNumeric functions
      • Using callback functions with get* methods
    • Un-initialize the AutoNumeric element
    • Node manipulation
    • Format and unformat other numbers or DOM elements with an existing AutoNumeric element
    • Initialize other DOM Elements
    • Perform actions globally on a shared 'init' list of AutoNumeric elements
      • Using callback functions with global.get* methods
    • Form functions
    • Function chaining
  • Static methods
• Formula mode
  • Allowed characters in formula mode
  • Formula mode events
• Event lifecycle
  • AutoNumeric custom events details
• Questions
• How to contribute?
• Dependencies
• Older versions
• Related projects
• Other documentation
• Licence
• Support

Getting started

Installation

You can install autoNumeric with your preferred dependency manager:

# with `yarn` :
yarn add autonumeric
# or with `npm` :
npm install autonumeric --save

How to use?

In the browser

Simply include autoNumeric in your html <header> tag.No other files or libraries are required ; autoNumeric has no dependency.

<script src="autoNumeric.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<!-- ...or, you may also directly use a CDN :-->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/autonumeric@4.5.4"></script>
<!-- ...or -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/autonumeric"></script>

In another script

If you want to use AutoNumeric in your code, you can import the src/AutoNumeric.js file as an ES6 module using:

import AutoNumeric from 'autonumeric';

Then you can initialize autoNumeric with or without options :

// autoNumeric with the defaults options
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement);

// autoNumeric with specific options being passed
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement, { options });

// autoNumeric with a css selector and a pre-defined language options
anElement = new AutoNumeric('.myCssClass > input').french();

(See the available language list here)

You're done!

Note : an AutoNumeric object can be initialized in various ways, check those out here

In Web Workers

Some static AutoNumeric functions that do not access nor modify the DOM can be used in Web Workers (ie. AutoNumeric.format(), AutoNumeric.unformat(), etc.). In order to be able to use AutoNumeric in those web workers, you need to import the source file src/main.js, not the generated one found in dist/AutoNumeric.js. For instance, by importing the library like that:

import AutoNumeric from '../node_modules/autonumeric/src/main';

Doing this will allow your project Webpack configuration to compile it correctly (and use tree shaking as needed).

On which elements can it be used?

autoNumeric can be used in two ways ;

• with event listeners when used on <input> elements or on contenteditable-enabled elements making them reactive (in a read/write mode), or
• without event listeners when used on DOM elements not having the contenteditable attribute set to true, essentially acting as a format-once-and-forget-read only mode.

On <input> elements

When used on an <input> element, you'll be able to interact with its value and get a formatted input value as-you-type, using the full power of autoNumeric.

Please note than due to browser constraints, only the following supported <input> types are supported :

• text,
• tel,
• hidden, or
• no type specified at all

<input type='text' value="1234.56">
<input type='tel' value="1234.56">
<input type='hidden' value="1234.56">
<input value="1234.56">

Note : the number type is not supported simply because autoNumeric formats numbers as strings (ie. '123.456.789,00 €') that this input type does not allow.

On contenteditable-enabled elements

Any element in the following allowedTagList that support the contenteditable attribute can be initialized by autoNumeric. This means that anywhere on a page, on any DOM element, you can harness the power of autoNumeric which will allow you to mask the user inputs.

Given the following html code...:

<p id="editableDom" contenteditable="true">12345678.9012</p>

you can initialize this <p> element with autoNumeric:

new AutoNumeric('#editableDom').french();

...and it will act exactly like an <input> element controlled by autoNumeric.

On other DOM elements

You can use autoNumeric to format a DOM element value once on load. This means it will then not react to any user interaction.

The following elements are accepted :

const allowedTagList = [
    'b', 'caption', 'cite', 'code', 'const', 'dd', 'del', 'div', 'dfn', 'dt', 'em', 'h1', 'h2', 'h3',
    'h4', 'h5', 'h6', 'ins', 'kdb', 'label', 'li', 'option', 'output', 'p', 'q', 's', 'sample',
    'span', 'strong', 'td', 'th', 'u'
]

Tips: Since the number type is not supported, if you want to display a numeric keyboard when selecting an AutoNumeric-managed element in a mobile browser, you can use the input tel type. In the future, you'll be able to add the inputmode="numeric" Html attribute in order to achieve the same effect.

Initialization

An AutoNumeric object can be initialized in various ways.

Initialize one AutoNumeric object

It always takes either a DOM element reference as its first argument, or a css string selector. Note: only one element can be selected this way, since under the hood document.querySelector is called, and this only return one element. If you need to be able to select and initialize multiple elements in one call, then consider using the static AutoNumeric.multiple() function

anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement); // With the default options
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement, { options }); // With one option object
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement, 'euroPos'); // With a named pre-defined string
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement, [{ options1 }, 'euroPos', { options2 }]); // With multiple option objects (the latest option overwriting the previous ones)
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement).french(); // With one pre-defined language object
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement).french({ options });// With one pre-defined language object and additional options that will override those defaults

// ...or init and set the value in one call :
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement, 12345.789); // With the default options, and an initial value
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement, 12345.789, { options });
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement, '12345.789', { options });
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement, 12345.789, 'euroPos');
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement, 12345.789, [{ options1 }, 'euroPos', { options2 }]);
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement, null, { options }); // With a null initial value
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement, 12345.789).french({ options });
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement, 12345.789, { options }).french({ options }); // Not really helpful, but possible

// The AutoNumeric constructor class can also accept a string as a css selector. Under the hood this use `QuerySelector` and limit itself to only the first element it finds.
anElement = new AutoNumeric('.myCssClass > input');
anElement = new AutoNumeric('.myCssClass > input', { options });
anElement = new AutoNumeric('.myCssClass > input', 'euroPos');
anElement = new AutoNumeric('.myCssClass > input', [{ options1 }, 'euroPos', { options2 }]);
anElement = new AutoNumeric('.myCssClass > input', 12345.789);
anElement = new AutoNumeric('.myCssClass > input', 12345.789, { options });
anElement = new AutoNumeric('.myCssClass > input', 12345.789, 'euroPos');
anElement = new AutoNumeric('.myCssClass > input', 12345.789, [{ options1 }, 'euroPos', { options2 }]);
anElement = new AutoNumeric('.myCssClass > input', null, { options }); // With a null initial value
anElement = new AutoNumeric('.myCssClass > input', 12345.789).french({ options });

Note: AutoNumeric also accepts a limited tag list that it will format on page load, but without adding any event listeners if their contenteditable attribute is not set to true

Initialize multiple AutoNumeric objects at once

If you know you want to initialize multiple elements in one call, you must then use the static AutoNumeric.multiple() function:

// Init multiple DOM elements in one call (and possibly pass multiple values that will be mapped to each DOM element)
[anElement1, anElement2, anElement3] = AutoNumeric.multiple([domElement1, domElement2, domElement3], { options });
[anElement1, anElement2, anElement3] = AutoNumeric.multiple([domElement1, domElement2, domElement3], 'euroPos');
[anElement1, anElement2, anElement3] = AutoNumeric.multiple([domElement1, domElement2, domElement3], [{ options }, 'euroPos']);
[anElement1, anElement2, anElement3] = AutoNumeric.multiple([domElement1, domElement2, domElement3], 12345.789, { options });
[anElement1, anElement2, anElement3] = AutoNumeric.multiple([domElement1, domElement2, domElement3], 12345.789, [{ options }, 'euroPos']);
[anElement1, anElement2, anElement3] = AutoNumeric.multiple.french([domElement1, domElement2, domElement3], [12345.789, 234.78, null], { options });
[anElement1, anElement2, anElement3] = AutoNumeric.multiple.french([domElement1, domElement2, domElement3], [12345.789, 234.78, null], [{ options }, 'euroPos']);

// Special case, if a <form> element is passed (or any other 'parent' (or 'root') DOM element), then autoNumeric will initialize each child `<input>` elements recursively, ignoring those referenced in the `exclude` attribute
[anElement1, anElement2] = AutoNumeric.multiple({ rootElement: formElement }, { options });
[anElement1, anElement2] = AutoNumeric.multiple({ rootElement: formElement, exclude : [hiddenElement, tokenElement] }, { options });
[anElement1, anElement2] = AutoNumeric.multiple({ rootElement: formElement, exclude : [hiddenElement, tokenElement] }, [12345.789, null], { options });

// If you want to select multiple elements via a css selector, then you must use the `multiple` function. Under the hood `QuerySelectorAll` is used.
[anElement1, anElement2] = AutoNumeric.multiple('.myCssClass > input', { options }); // This always return an Array, even if there is only one element selected
[anElement1, anElement2] = AutoNumeric.multiple('.myCssClass > input', [null, 12345.789], { options }); // Idem above, but with passing the initial values too

Note: Using an array of option objects / pre-defined names will always merge those settings. The resulting setting objet will then be applied to all the selected elements ; they will share the exact same settings.

Options

Multiple options allow you to customize precisely how a form input will format your key strokes as you type. You can check what are the predefined choices for each option as well as a more detailed explanation of how they work on the official documentation page. You can also generate your custom options object and try those live with the AutoNumeric configurator.

Predefined options

Sometimes you do not want to have to configure every single aspect of your format, specially if it's a common one.Hence, we provide multiple default options for the most common currencies and number formats.

Predefined language options

autoNumeric provides predefined language options to format currencies. You can set the pre-defined language option like so:

// Use the methods
new AutoNumeric('.mySelector > input').french();
// ...or just create the AutoNumeric object with the language option
new AutoNumeric('.mySelector > input', AutoNumeric.getPredefinedOptions().French);

Currently, the predefined language options are:

If you feel a common currency option is missing, please create a pull request and we'll add it!

Predefined common options

Moreover, autoNumeric provides the following common options:

You can set those pre-defined options like so:

new AutoNumeric('.mySelector > input', AutoNumeric.getPredefinedOptions().integerPos);

Predefined style rules

With the styleRules option, you can define the rules that add or remove the CSS class(es) from the element, based on the raw unformatted value.This option can also be used to define custom callbacks in the userDefined attribute, that will be called whenever the rawValue is updated.

Predefined styles are available so you do not have to create them:

Positive and negative

Sets the 'autoNumeric-positive' css class whenever the raw value is positive. Sets the 'autoNumeric-negative' css class whenever the raw value is negative.

new AutoNumeric(domElement, { styleRules: AutoNumeric.options.styleRules.positiveNegative });

Range from 0 to 100, in 4 steps

Sets the 'autoNumeric-red' css class whenever the raw value is between 0 and 25 excluded. Sets the 'autoNumeric-orange' css class whenever the raw value is between 25 and 50 excluded. Sets the 'autoNumeric-yellow' css class whenever the raw value is between 50 and 75 excluded. Sets the 'autoNumeric-green' css class whenever the raw value is between 75 and 100 excluded.

new AutoNumeric(domElement, { styleRules: AutoNumeric.options.styleRules.range0To100With4Steps });

Odd and even

Sets the 'autoNumeric-even' css class whenever the raw value is even. Sets the 'autoNumeric-odd' css class whenever the raw value is odd.

new AutoNumeric(domElement, { styleRules: AutoNumeric.options.styleRules.evenOdd });

Small range around zero, from -1 to 1

Sets the 'autoNumeric-small-negative' css class whenever the raw value is between -1 and 0 excluded. Sets the 'autoNumeric-zero' css class whenever the raw value is equal to 0. Sets the 'autoNumeric-small-positive' css class whenever the raw value is between 0 excluded and 1.

new AutoNumeric(domElement, { styleRules: AutoNumeric.options.styleRules.rangeSmallAndZero });

Custom callbacks

Custom callbacks can be defined and will be called every time the raw value is updated. You can add as many callbacks you want in the userDefined attribute of the styleRules object in the options. Each userDefined array entry should at least provide a function as the callback attribute. This callback function is passed the rawValue as the single parameter (except if classes is null or undefined, see below).

Depending of what type of data the callback function returns, and what the content of the classes attribute is, it will either uses CSS class names defined in the classes attribute, or just call the callback with the current AutoNumeric object passed as a parameter if classes is null or undefined.

See the following examples:

const options = {
    styleRules : {
        userDefined: [
            // 1) If 'classes' is a string, set it if `true`, remove it if `false`
            { callback: rawValue => { return true; }, classes: 'thisIsTrue' },
            // 2) If 'classes' is an array with only 2 elements, set the first class if `true`, the second if `false`
            { callback: rawValue => rawValue % 2 === 0, classes: ['autoNumeric-even', 'autoNumeric-odd'] },
            // 3) Return only one index to use on the `classes` array (here, 'class3')
            { callback: rawValue => { return 2; }, classes: ['class1', 'class2', 'class3'] },
            // 4) Return an array of indexes to use on the `classes` array (here, 'class1' and 'class3')
            { callback: rawValue => { return [0, 2]; }, classes: ['class1', 'class2', 'class3'] },
            // 5) If 'classes' is `undefined` or `null`, then the callback is called with the AutoNumeric object passed as a parameter
            { callback: anElement => { return anElement.getFormatted(); } },
        ],
    },
}

Special options

noEventListeners

Using the noEventListeners option allow autoNumeric to only format without adding any event listeners to an input, or any other DOM elements (that the function would accept as a parameter). This would be useful for read-only values for instance.

// Initialize without setting up any event listeners
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement, 12345.789, { options }).remove(); // This is the default existing way of doing that...
// ...but you can also directly pass a special option `noEventListeners` to prevent the initial creation of those event listeners
anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement, 12345.789, { noEventListeners: true });

In the latter case, it initialize the AutoNumeric element, except it does not add any event listeners. Which means it format the value only once and then let the user modify it freely.Note: The value can then be formatted via a call to set.

readOnly

AutoNumeric can initialize an <input> element with the readonly property by setting the readOnly option to true in the settings:

anElement = new AutoNumeric(domElement, 12345.789, { readOnly: true });

For more detail on how to use each options, please take a look at the detailed comments in the source code for the defaultSettings object.

Options update

Options can be added and/or modified after the initialization has been done.

Either by passing an option object that contains multiple options,

anElement.update({ moreOptions });
anElement.update(AutoNumeric.getPredefinedOptions().NorthAmerican); // Update the settings (and immediately reformat the element accordingly)

by passing multiple option objects, the latter overwriting the settings from the former ones...

anElement.update({ moreOptions1 }, { moreOptions2 }, 'euro');
// or in a single array
anElement.update([{ moreOptions1 }, { moreOptions2 }, 'euro']);

...or by changing the options one by one (or by calling a pre-defined option object).

anElement.options.minimumValue('12343567.89');
anElement.options.allowDecimalPadding(false);

At any point, you can reset the options by calling the options.reset() method. This effectively drop any previous options you could have set, then load back the default settings.

anElement.options.reset();

Lastly, the option object can be accessed directly, thus allowing to query each options globally too

anElement.getSettings(); // Return the options object containing all the current autoNumeric settings in effect

Methods

autoNumeric provides numerous methods to access and modify the element value, formatted or unformatted, at any point in time. It does so by providing access to those methods via the AutoNumeric object class (declared as an ES6 Module).

First. you need to get a reference to the AutoNumeric module that you need to import:

import AutoNumeric from 'autonumeric';

Then you'll be able to access either the methods on the instantiated AutoNumeric object, or the static functions directly by using the AutoNumeric class.

Instantiated methods

Set, get, format, unformat and other usual AutoNumeric functions

The following functions are available on all autoNumeric-managed elements:

Note: Most of them can be chained together, if needed.

Using callback functions with get* methods

All get* methods can accept a callback function as its argument (those methods being get, getNumericString, getFormatted, getNumber and getLocalized). That callback is passed two parameters, the result of the get* method as its first argument, and the AutoNumeric object as its second.

This allows you to directly use the result of the get* functions without having to declare a temporary variable like so:

function sendToServer(value) {
    ajax(value);
}

console.log(`The value ${anElement.getNumber(sendToServer)} has been sent to the server.`);

In other words,

// Using:
anElement.getNumericString(funcCallback);

// Is equivalent to doing:
const result = anElement.getNumericString();
funcCallback(result, anElement);

Note: The callback function behavior is slightly different when called on multiple elements via `global.get` methods.*

Un-initialize the AutoNumeric element

Node manipulation

Format and unformat other numbers or DOM elements with an existing AutoNumeric element

You can use any AutoNumeric element to format or unformat other numbers or DOM elements.

This allows to format or unformat numbers, strings or directly other DOM elements without having to specify the options each time, since the current AutoNumeric object already has those settings set.

Initialize other DOM Elements

Once you have an AutoNumeric element already setup correctly with the right options, you can use it as many times you want to initialize as many other DOM elements as needed (this works only on elements that can be managed by autoNumeric).

Whenever init is used to initialize other DOM elements, a shared local 'init' list of those elements is stored in the AutoNumeric objects.This allows for neat things like modifying all those linked AutoNumeric elements globally, with only one call.

Perform actions globally on a shared 'init' list of AutoNumeric elements

This local 'init' list can be used to perform global operations on all those AutoNumeric elements, with one function call. To do so, you must call the wanted function by prefixing .global before the method name (ie. anElement.global.set(42)). Below are listed all the supported methods than can be called globally:

anElement.global.set(2000); // Set the value 2000 in all the autoNumeric-managed elements that are shared on this element
anElement.global.setUnformatted(69);
[result1, result2, result3] = anElement.global.get(); // Return an array of results
[result1, result2, result3] = anElement.global.getNumericString(); // Return an array of results
[result1, result2, result3] = anElement.global.getFormatted(); // Return an array of results
[result1, result2, result3] = anElement.global.getNumber(); // Return an array of results
[result1, result2, result3] = anElement.global.getLocalized(); // Return an array of results
anElement.global.reformat();
anElement.global.unformat();
anElement.global.unformatLocalized();
anElement.global.unformatLocalized(forcedOutputFormat);
anElement.global.update({ options }); // Update the settings of each autoNumeric-managed elements
anElement.global.update({ options1 }, { options2 }, { options3 }); // Idem above, but accepts as many option objects as needed
anElement.global.isPristine(); // Return `true` if *all* the autoNumeric-managed elements are pristine, if their raw value hasn't changed
anElement.global.isPristine(false); // Idem as above, but also checks that the formatted value hasn't changed
anElement.global.clear(); // Clear the value in all the autoNumeric-managed elements that are shared on this element
anElement.global.remove();
anElement.global.wipe();
anElement.global.nuke();

The shared local list also provide list-specific methods to manipulate it:

anElement.global.has(domElementOrAutoNumericObject); // Return `true` if the given AutoNumeric object (or DOM element) is in the local AutoNumeric element list
anElement.global.addObject(domElementOrAutoNumericObject); // Add an existing AutoNumeric object (or DOM element) to the local AutoNumeric element list, using the DOM element as the key
anElement.global.removeObject(domElementOrAutoNumericObject); // Remove the given AutoNumeric object (or DOM element) from the local AutoNumeric element list, using the DOM element as the key
anElement.global.removeObject(domElementOrAutoNumericObject, true); // Idem above, but keep the current AutoNumeric object in the local list if it's removed by itself
anElement.global.empty(); // Remove all elements from the shared list, effectively emptying it
anElement.global.empty(true); // Idem above, but instead of completely emptying the local list of each AutoNumeric objects, each one of those keeps itself in its own local list
[anElement0, anElement1, anElement2, anElement3] = anElement.global.elements(); // Return an array containing all the AutoNumeric elements that have been initialized by each other
anElement.global.getList(); // Return the `Map` object directly
anElement.global.size(); // Return the number of elements in the local AutoNumeric element list

Using callback functions with global.get* methods

Like for their get* methods counterparts, global.get* methods accepts a callback function. However, the callback is executed only once and is passed an array of the get* function results as its first argument, while the AutoNumeric object being passed as its second one.

// Using:
anElement.global.getNumericString(funcCallback);

// Is equivalent to doing:
const [result1, result2, result3] = anElement.global.getNumericString();
funcCallback([result1, result2, result3], anElement);

Form functions

autoNumeric elements provide special functions to manipulate the form they are a part of. Those special functions really work on the parent <form> element, instead of the <input> element itself.

The following functions can either take a callback, or not. If they don't, the default form.submit() function will be called.

For the following methods, the callback is mandatory:

Function chaining

Most of those instantiated functions can be chained which allow to be less verbose and more concise.

// On one element
anElement.french()
         .set(42)
         .update({ options })
         .formSubmitJsonNumericString(callback)
         .clear();

// On multiple elements
anElement.global.set(72)
         .global.clear()
         .set(25)
         .global.getNumericString();

Static methods

Without having to initialize any AutoNumeric object, you can directly use the static AutoNumeric class functions. Note: Some of those functions can be used in Web Workers.