Disable zero as first letter in <input>

Question

Below code disables 0 as the first character in #foo.
However, you can bypass this by typing 123, then drag to select 123

Answer 1

Accept only numeric values not prefixed by zero. Supports Ctrl + A:

var escapeKeys = [8, 46];
$('input#foo').keyup(function (e) {
    if ($.inArray(e.keyCode, escapeKeys) != 0) {
        if ((this.value + String.fromCharCode(e.keyCode)).match(/^[1-9][0-9]*$|^$/) != null) {
            this.lastValidValue = this.value + String.fromCharCode(e.keyCode);
        } else if (this.lastValidValue) {
            this.value = this.lastValidValue;
        } else {
            this.value = "";
        }
    } else {
        this.lastValidValue = this.value;
    }
});