HTML DOM Input Text disabled Property

# 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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## Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <input> disabled attribute

Input Text Object

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