igorescobar/jQuery-Mask-Plugin
JQuery Mask Plugin
This project is a jQuery input mask plugin and library used for enforcing specific formats on form fields and HTML elements. It functions as a form input masking and sanitization tool that restricts character entry and automatically inserts delimiters for patterns such as dates and phone numbers.
The library supports flexible masking through optional and recursive patterns that expand or contract based on the volume of data entered. It provides dynamic mask management, allowing formatting rules to be changed or removed on existing elements without reloading the page.
The tool includes capabilities for custom mask logic and pattern definition to control which alphanumeric inputs are permitted. It also features input data sanitization to remove non-mask characters before server submission and a fallback system to replace invalid characters with predefined digits.
Features
- Input Masks - Forces user input into specific formats like phone numbers or dates by automatically inserting delimiters.
- Masked Inputs - Enforces specific character patterns and automatically inserts delimiters for formats like phone numbers and dates.
- Raw Value Extraction - Provides a mechanism to strip non-mask characters from raw input to extract the underlying data for server processing.
- Input Masking Patterns - Employs predefined character maps and placeholders to validate and restrict user input based on specific masks.
- Masking Libraries - Provides a library for restricting character entry and automatically inserting delimiters for specific input patterns.
- Real-Time Input Validation - Validates user data in real time as it is typed using custom rules and patterns via jQuery.
- jQuery Plugins - Extends jQuery to enforce specific formats on form fields and HTML elements through a plugin architecture.
- Flexible Input Lengths - Manages flexible input patterns to handle data with varying lengths like IP addresses and currency amounts.
- Data Sanitization Utilities - Ensures data integrity by removing non-mask characters from form fields before server submission.
- Mask Sequence Expansion - Supports recursive patterns that expand or contract the active mask sequence based on user input volume.
- DOM Event Listeners - Uses DOM event listeners to apply formatting changes to input fields in real time as the user types.
- Input Character Mapping - Provides a system to link mask symbols to custom validation functions for alphanumeric character restriction.
- Dynamic Mask Definitions - Implements optional or recursive patterns that adapt the mask sequence based on the volume of data entered.
- Dynamic Formatting - Allows formatting rules and input masks to be changed or removed on the fly without reloading the page.
- Dynamic Masking - Supports changing or removing formatting rules on elements in real time to adapt to data requirements.
- Data Sanitizers - Provides functionality to strip non-mask characters from raw input strings for clean server-side processing.
- Logic Customizers - Allows the definition of custom validation logic to control how the mask interprets and accepts input characters.
- Input Sanitization Utilities - Cleans user input by removing non-mask characters to ensure data consistency before submission.
