Example
Find out if a <p> element is editable or not:
var x = document.getElementById("myP").isContentEditable;
The result of x will be:
true
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Definition and Usage
The isContentEditable property returns whether the content of an element is editable or not.
This property is read-only.
Tip: Use the contentEditable property to change the editable state of an element.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the isContentEditable property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| isContentEditable | 11.0 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 10.6 |
Syntax
HTMLElementObject.isContentEditable
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Boolean, returns true if the content of an element is editable, otherwise it returns false |
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Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: element.contentEditable property
HTML reference: HTML contenteditable attribute
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