Disable backspace in readonly column

mikelucks

In primary editing mode, if the user clicks in a readonly cell and then types the backspace key, the browser switches to the previous page. Is there any way to disable the backspace key for a specific table column?

burnchar

That's not DataTables, but the browser. I've lost many a filled-out form because of that "feature".
You can trap backspace using ordinary jQuery. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4935655/how-to-trap-the-backspace-key-using-jquery

mikelucks

Thanks!!!