jQuery prop()
disable all input controls inside a form
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>jQuery Disable All Form Elements</title> <style> label {//w w w .jav a 2s . c o m display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; } label, input, textarea, select { margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("#myForm :input").prop("disabled", true); }); </script> </head> <body> <form id="myForm"> <label>Name:</label> <input type="text"> <label>Gender:</label> <label><input type="radio" name="sex"> Male</label> <label><input type="radio" name="sex"> Female</label> <label>Hobbies:</label> <label><input type="checkbox" name="sports"> CSS</label> <label><input type="checkbox" name="sports"> HTML</label> <label>Address:</label> <textarea></textarea> <label>Country:</label> <select> <option>select</option> </select> <br> <button type="button">Submit</button> <button type="button">Reset</button> </form> </body> </html>