Input Button disabled Attribute

HTML DOM Input Button Object

Definition and Usage

disabled Property to set or return whether the input button 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.

See also:

HTML Reference Manual:HTML <input> disabled Attribute

Example

Example 1

Disable button:

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

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Example 2

Check if the button is disabled:

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

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Example 3

Enable and disable buttons:

function disableBtn() {
    document.getElementById("myBtn").disabled = true;
}
function undisableBtn() {
    document.getElementById("myBtn").disabled = false;
}

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Syntax

Return the disabled attribute:

buttonObject.disabled

Set the disabled attribute:

buttonObject.disabled = true|false

Attribute Value

Value Description
true|false

Specifies whether the input button should be disabled

  • true - The input button is disabled
  • false - Default. The input button is not disabled

Technical Details

Return value: Boolean value, returned if the input button is disabled true, otherwise return false.

Browser Support

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HTML DOM Input Button Object