Find out if a text area is read-only or not:
var x = document.getElementById("myTextarea").readOnly;
Click the button to find out whether the text area is read-only, or not.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> Address:<br> <textarea id="myTextarea" readonly> PO 1234, Main Street U.S.A. New York</textarea> <button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {// w w w . ja va 2 s .co m var x = document.getElementById("myTextarea").readOnly; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x; } </script> </body> </html>