readonly
Controls whether the widget is editable or readonly.
Example
<input id="dropdownlist" /> <script> $("#dropdownlist").kendoDropDownList({ dataSource: [ { id: 1, name: "Apples" }, { id: 2, name: "Oranges" } ], dataTextField: "name", dataValueField: "id", index: 1 }); // get a reference to the dropdownlist widget var dropdownlist = $("#dropdownlist").data("kendoDropDownList"); // makes dropdownlist readonly dropdownlist.readonly(); // makes dropdownlist editable dropdownlist.readonly(false); </script>Parameters
readonly Boolean
The argument, which defines whether the DropDownList should be readonly or editable.
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