auto-unmasking

[elexx]

Hello,

I would like to propose a feature: auto-unmasking. When activating auto-unmasking the value of an input-element will return the raw value from cleave instead of the actually displayed value.

The problem with the current solution (getRawValue/setRawValue) is that there are frameworks that register change listeners on input elements which in turn read/write the value field. In such a case it is not possible to call getRawValue/setRawValue instead. In this case it would be nice to get the raw value from document.getElementById('myelement').value.

Regards, Alex

[lekoala]

hey,

i have a proposal : wouldn't be nice to have the option to set up an alternative input instead (like myInput becomes myInputFormatted) while to original input is converted to a hidden one?

this way, formatting is only a "ui" feature, and everything is transparent for the backend (where we can use simple formatting for numbers, dates, etc...)

and since the original id/name is preserved, any script listing to or requesting the value will get the proper, unformatted value.

[Abduvakilov]

I would also like to see this feature in future release. The flatpickr plugin also has the same feature

[lekoala]

exactly, and it's very convenient :-)

[jadamec]

Anything new about this common feature? Thanks. :)

[nosir]

The fake UI / Hidden input as suggest by @lekoala can be added.
My only concern is what if user has CSS attached to the id like #some-input, since after swapping input field, it's supposed to keep id for the hidden input field, but this is minor

[lekoala]

@nosir it is a valid concern. probably it would be best to copy classes (and favor classes over ids) from the original input if you want to enable this feature. it's a minor tradeoff in my opinion. good practice is about using classes over ids anyway.

[nosir]

Released in https://github.com/nosir/cleave.js/releases/tag/v1.5.9
https://github.com/nosir/cleave.js/blob/master/doc/options.md#swaphiddeninput
Thanks

[leotuna]

I use .NET.

On form submit, it sends both values.

It should delete the masked form before, right?