Textarea disabled attribute

Objet Textarea DOM HTML

Definition and Usage

disabled Attribute sets or returns whether the text area should be disabled.

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

This property reflects the HTML disabled attribute.

Tip:If you want the content of the text area to be read-only, use readOnly Property.

See also:

HTML Reference Manual:Attribut disabled de <textarea> HTML

Example

Example 1

Disable text area:

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

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Example 2

Check if the text area is disabled:

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

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Example 3

Enable and disable text area:

function disableTxt() {
  document.getElementById("myTextarea").disabled = true;
}
function undisableTxt() {
  document.getElementById("myTextarea").disabled = false;
}

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Syntax

Return the disabled attribute:

textareaObject.disabled

Set the disabled attribute:

textareaObject.disabled = true|false

attribute value

value description
true|false

Détermine si le champ de texte doit être désactivé.

  • true - le champ de texte est désactivé
  • false - par défaut. Le champ de texte n'est pas désactivé

Détails techniques

Valeur de retour : Valeur booléenne, renvoie si le champ de texte est désactivé truesinon retourne false.

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Objet Textarea DOM HTML