Button disabled Property
Definition and Usage
The disabled property sets or returns whether a button is disabled, or not.
A disabled element is unusable and un-clickable. Disabled elements are usually rendered in gray by default in browsers.
This property reflects the HTML disabled attribute.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| disabled | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Return the disabled property:
buttonObject.disabled
Set the disabled property:
buttonObject.disabled = true|false
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| true|false |
Specifies whether a button should be disabled or not
|
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Boolean, returns true if the button is disabled, otherwise it returns false |
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More Examples
Example
Find out if a button is disabled or not:
var x = document.getElementById("myBtn").disabled;
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Example
Disable and enable a button:
function disableBtn() {
document.getElementById("myBtn").disabled = true;
}
function enableBtn() {
document.getElementById("myBtn").disabled = false;
}
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Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML <button> disabled attribute
❮ Button Object
