Input Text readOnly Property - Javascript DOM HTML Element

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Description

The readOnly property sets or gets whether a text field is read-only.

Set the readOnly property with the following Values

Value Description
true|false? Sets whether a text field should be read-only

Return Value

A Boolean, returns true if the text field is read-only, otherwise it returns false

The following code shows how to Set a text field to read-only:

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
Name: <input type="text" id="myText">

<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>

<script>
function myFunction() {//  w w  w  . j a va  2 s.co  m
    document.getElementById("myText").readOnly = true;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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