Input Text disabled Property
Definition and Usage
The disabled property sets or returns whether a text field is disabled, or not.
A disabled element is unusable and un-clickable. Disabled elements are usually rendered in gray by default in browsers.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| disabled | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Return the disabled property:
textObject.disabled
Set the disabled property:
textObject.disabled = true|false
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| true|false |
Specifies whether a text field should be disabled or not.
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Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Boolean, returns true if the text field is disabled, otherwise it returns false |
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More Examples
Example
Find out if a text field is disabled or not:
var x = document.getElementById("myText").disabled;
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Example
Disable and undisable a text field:
function disableTxt() {
document.getElementById("myText").disabled = true;
}
function undisableTxt() {
document.getElementById("myText").disabled = false;
}
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Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML <input> disabled attribute
❮ Input Text Object
