Input Button disabled Property

< Input Button Object

Example

Disable a button:

document.getElementById("myBtn").disabled = true;

The result will be:

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Definition and Usage

The disabled property sets or returns whether an input button should be disabled, or not.

A disabled element is unusable and un-clickable. Disabled elements are usually rendered in gray by default in browsers.

This property reflects the HTML disabled attribute.

Browser Support

Property
disabled	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

Return the disabled property:

buttonObject.disabled

Set the disabled property:

buttonObject.disabled=true|false

Property Values

Value	Description
true\|false	Specifies whether a input button should be disabled or not true - The input button is disabled false - Default. The input button is not disabled

Technical Details

Return Value:	A Boolean, returns true if the input button is disabled, otherwise it returns false

More Examples

Example

Find out if a button is disabled or not:

var x = document.getElementById("myBtn").disabled;

The result of x will be:

true

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Example

Disable and undisable a button:

function disableBtn() {
document.getElementById("myBtn").disabled = true;
}

function undisableBtn() {
document.getElementById("myBtn").disabled = false;
}

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HTML reference: HTML <input> disabled attribute

< Input Button Object