Validate user input using jscript

[Nimisha]

Hi
I need to check the text entered by users and not allow then to put any "<" or ">" characters in the text.
How would I go about validating the input using jscript?
Ta
Nimisha

[Gollum]

Well, one way is to use the onblur event handler of the text box to check the value...
<input
type=text
onblur="if ( this.value.search(/[<>]/) != -1 ) { alert('You cannot have < or > in this field'); this.value = this.value.replace(/[<>]/g,''); this.focus(); }"
>

another way is to just stop the user from entering those characters...


<input
type=text
onkeyup="if ( this.value.search(/[<>]/) != -1 ) { alert('< and > not allowed'); this.value = this.value.replace(/[<>]/g,''); }"
>

[Nimisha]

Thanks guys , will try this out.
ta
Nimisha