| Depr. | Version |
|---|---|
| No | HTML 3.02 |
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | SA1.3+ | OP9.2+ | CH2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
Syntax
Description
The
disabled attribute stops the user from interacting
with the form control. In this case, it prevents the
user from clicking on the textarea, tabbing to it with
the keyboard, or gaining access to any default text that appears inside
the textarea.
The most likely application for
this attribute is to disable a textarea until such a
time as some other condition has been met (for example, a checkbox is
ticked to confirm the user’s acceptance of terms and conditions). At this
point, JavaScript would be required to remove the
"disabled" value, making the form control
usable.
Example
Thedisabled
attribute prevents the textarea from being used:
<form>
<label for="perfectday">Describe your perfect day:</label>
<textarea id="perfectday" disabled="disabled" name="perfectday"
accesskey="d" cols="40" rows="10"></textarea>
<input type="submit" value="Tell us"/>
</form>
Value
"disabled" is the
only value this attribute can accept.
Compatibility
| Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera | Chrome | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
It causes no compatibility issues, and has excellent support across all tested browsers.
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