Disabling inputs with jQuery not working

Question

I am trying to disable some input fields using jQuery 1.4.2. This is a part of the HTML code:

<input type="text" disabled="disabled" name="nume" value="Text" />

This is the Javascript:

$('.salveaza').live('click', function(e){ $.get(ajaxURL, $('form', itemCurent).serialize()+'&id='+itemCurent.data('id')+'&optiune=editeaza-categorie'); // This is the code for disabeling inputs $('input', itemCurent).attr('disabled', 'disabled'); itemCurent.removeClass('curent'); $('.optiuniEditeaza', itemCurent).remove(); e.preventDefault(); });

The above code doesn't work. Note that the inputs are added with jQuery, that's why I am using live, I tried all sorts of stuff.

I also tried firebug console to disable all input fields on the page and it's not working:

$('input').attr('disabled', 'disabled');

Any help will be apreciated, Thanks

That would seem to be the correct procedure for disabling an input element, as long as the input is a child of itemCurent. Are you certain that the code after your $.get() is running? Does the request succeed? — user113716
– user113716, Commented Jun 1, 2010 at 18:02
Yes the input is a child of itemCurent, I also tried disabling all the inputs on the page and it just enables all of them. — Andrei
– Andrei, Commented Jun 2, 2010 at 8:34

Irvin Dominin · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-21 07:52:51Z

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This should do the trick:

Disable: $('#the-field-id').attr('disabled', true);

Enable: $('#the-field-id').removeAttr('disabled');

edited Jan 21, 2014 at 7:52

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answered Jun 1, 2010 at 18:04

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Zuul Over a year ago

At your input field, You must set an ID or class to call that action! [ $('#something') -> call ID "something" ] [ $('.something') -> call class "something" ] [ # -> for ID ] [ . -> for Class ]

Andy E · Accepted Answer · 2010-06-01 18:03:09Z

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Use true instead of disabled:

$("input").attr("disabled", true);

Working example: http://jsfiddle.net/bEC8L/ (input is set to disable after 5 seconds)

jQuery sets properties instead of attributes if the given attribute is actually a property name, and "disabled" isn't a valid value for the disabled property.

answered Jun 1, 2010 at 18:03

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Andrei Over a year ago

I tried using true and it's not working, I used the code you gived me and it enables all the inputs instead of disabling them.

Andy E Over a year ago

@andreeib: Did you check the working example via the link I posted? I just tested it in several browsers. Your issue must be elsewhere.

Andrei Over a year ago

Yes I checked your example and it's working, I used the console and I disabled the inputs on this stackoverflow page but when I want to disable the inputs on my page I just end up enabling them all. Thank's for your quick answer.

Andy E Over a year ago

@andreeib: Were you copy/pasting directly? Make sure you're not passing a string as the second argument to .attr(), it has to be a boolean (true).

Psyconn · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-14 11:55:54Z

Your piece of code seems ok, so the problem must be coming from another part of code. Put a break on the line where you disable and then run step by step.

AJ101 · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-21 08:04:33Z

Try this code. Onclick of button the textbox will be disabled.

 <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("#fname").attr("disabled",false); $("#idDisable").click(function(){ $("#fname").attr("disabled",true); }); }); </script> <input type="button" id="idDisable" value="click to disable" name="Click"/> <input type="text" id="fname" />

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