Fieldset disabled Property
Example
Disable a fieldset:
document.getElementById("myFieldset").disabled = true;
The result will be:
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Definition and Usage
The disabled property sets or returns whether a group of related form elements (a fieldset) is disabled, or not.
If this property is set, the form elements in the fieldset are disabled.
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 | 12.0* | Yes | 6.1 | Yes |
* Internet Explorer 11 and below, supports the disabled property on return. However, on set, the element appear disabled but the user can still interact with it.
Syntax
Return the disabled property:
fieldsetObject.disabled
Set the disabled property:
fieldsetObject.disabled=true|false
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| true|false |
Specifies whether a group of
related form elements (a fieldset) should be disabled or not
|
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Boolean, returns true if the fieldset is disabled, otherwise it returns false |
|---|
More Examples
Example
Find out if a fieldset is disabled or not:
var x = document.getElementById("myFieldset").disabled;
The result of x will be:
true
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Example
Disable and undisable a fieldset:
function disableField() {
document.getElementById("myFieldset").disabled = true;
}
function undisableFieldset() {
document.getElementById("myFieldset").disabled = false;
}
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Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML <fieldset> disabled attribute
Fieldset Object
