Input Text disabled Property

< Input Text Object

Example

Disable a text field:

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

The result will be:

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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

The disabled property is supported in all major browsers.

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. true - The text field is disabled false - Default. The text field is not disabled

Technical Details

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

More Examples

Example

Find out if a text field is disabled or not:

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

The result of x will be:

false

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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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HTML reference: HTML <input> disabled attribute

< Input Text Object