Fieldset disabled attribute

Definition and usage

disabled Property setting or returning whether a group of related form elements (fieldset) is disabled.

If this attribute is set, the form elements in the fieldset are disabled.

Disabled elements are not available and cannot be clicked. By default, disabled elements are usually displayed in gray in the browser.

This attribute reflects <fieldset> disabled attribute.

See also:

Manual de referencia de HTML:Etiqueta <fieldset> de HTML

Example

Example 1

Disable fieldset:

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

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Example 2

Check if the fieldset is disabled:

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

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Example 3

Disable and enable fieldset:

function disableField() {
  document.getElementById("myFieldset").disabled = true;
}
function undisableFieldset() {
  document.getElementById("myFieldset").disabled = false;
}

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Syntax

Return disabled attribute:

fieldsetObject.disabled

Set disabled attribute:

fieldsetObject.disabled = true|false

Attribute value

Value Description
true|false

Specifies whether a group of related form elements (fieldset) should be disabled.

  • true - The fieldset is disabled
  • false - Default. The fieldset is not disabled

Technical details

Return value: Boolean value, if the fieldset is disabled, it returns true, otherwise it returns false.

Compatibilidad del navegador

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Admite 12.0 * Admite 6.1 Admite

* Las versiones 11 y anteriores de Internet Explorer admiten la propiedad disabled al regresar. Sin embargo, al establecer, el elemento se muestra como deshabilitado, pero el usuario aún puede interactuar con él.

Páginas relacionadas

Manual de referencia de HTML:Atributo disabled del campo <fieldset> de HTML