Input Date disabled Property

< Input Date Object

Example

Disable a date field:

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

The result could be:

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Definition and Usage

The disabled property sets or returns whether a date field 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	10.0	Yes	Yes	Yes

Note: The <input type="date"> element does not show any date field/calendar in Firefox.

Syntax

Return the disabled property:

inputdateObject.disabled

Set the disabled property:

inputdateObject.disabled=true|false

Property Values

Value	Description
true\|false	Specifies whether a date field should be disabled, or not true - The date field is disabled false - Default. The date field is not disabled

Technical Details

Return Value:	A Boolean, returns true if the date field is disabled, otherwise it returns false

More Examples

Example

Find out if a date field is disabled or not:

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

The result of x will be:

true

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Example

Disable and undisable a date field:

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

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

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HTML reference: HTML <input> disabled attribute

< Input Date Object