Sometimes, we want to disable an input type=text with JavaScript.
In this article, we’ll look at how to disable an input type=text with JavaScript.
How to disable an input type=text with JavaScript?
To disable an input type=text with JavaScript, we set the disabled property of the input to true.
For instance, we write
document.getElementById("foo").disabled = true;
to select the input with getElementById.
Then we set its disabled property to true to add the disabled attribute on the input.
Likewise, we write
document.getElementById("foo").readOnly = true;
to set the readOnly property to true to add the readonly attribute to the input.
Conclusion
To disable an input type=text with JavaScript, we set the disabled property of the input to true.
