I am simply using a @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.PhoneNumber, new { id = "phoneNo") I am using a regex to limit it to 10 numbers only. Is there a way I can format the textbox to appear like (555) 444-3333 while they type but in the model, it will simply be passing the 10 numbers like 5554443333? I meant to automatically create those brackets and - while also checking using regex if they entered 10 numbers?
Thank You
You can do it with jquery as Matt said at his comment, stated at this question of the site: Phone mask with jQuery and Masked Input Plugin
Or with plain javascript, as explained by xxx here with alternatives too: Mask US phone number string with JavaScript
List of alternatives coded for a example input called "phone":
document.getElementById('phone').addEventListener('input', function (e) {
var x = e.target.value.replace(/\D/g, '').match(/(\d{0,3})(\d{0,3})(\d{0,4})/);
e.target.value = !x[2] ? x[1] : '(' + x[1] + ') ' + x[2] + (x[3] ? '-' + x[3] : '');
});
$('#phone', '#example-form')
.keydown(function (e) {
var key = e.which || e.charCode || e.keyCode || 0;
$phone = $(this);
// Don't let them remove the starting '('
if ($phone.val().length === 1 && (key === 8 || key === 46)) {
$phone.val('(');
return false;
}
// Reset if they highlight and type over first char.
else if ($phone.val().charAt(0) !== '(') {
$phone.val('('+$phone.val());
}
// Auto-format- do not expose the mask as the user begins to type
if (key !== 8 && key !== 9) {
if ($phone.val().length === 4) {
$phone.val($phone.val() + ')');
}
if ($phone.val().length === 5) {
$phone.val($phone.val() + ' ');
}
if ($phone.val().length === 9) {
$phone.val($phone.val() + '-');
}
}
// Allow numeric (and tab, backspace, delete) keys only
return (key == 8 ||
key == 9 ||
key == 46 ||
(key >= 48 && key <= 57) ||
(key >= 96 && key <= 105));
})
.bind('focus click', function () {
$phone = $(this);
if ($phone.val().length === 0) {
$phone.val('(');
}
else {
var val = $phone.val();
$phone.val('').val(val); // Ensure cursor remains at the end
}
})
.blur(function () {
$phone = $(this);
if ($phone.val() === '(') {
$phone.val('');
}
});
$("#phone").mask("(99) 9999?9-9999");
$("#phone").on("blur", function() {
var last = $(this).val().substr( $(this).val().indexOf("-") + 1 );
if( last.length == 3 ) {
var move = $(this).val().substr( $(this).val().indexOf("-") - 1, 1 );
var lastfour = move + last;
var first = $(this).val().substr( 0, 9 );
$(this).val( first + '-' + lastfour );
}
});