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Uneditable input field in Javascript

06-04-2004 08:55AM

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Draupnir

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Anyone know how to make an input field in Javascript which cannot be edited by the user?

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#2 06-04-2004 09:33AM

Zaltais

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Disabled or Readonly?

[PHP]
Disabled:
<INPUT disabled name="fred" value="stone">
[/PHP]

[PHP]
Readonly:
<INPUT readonly name="fred" value="stone">
[/PHP]

You can change this in Javascript with:

document.formName.fred.disabled = "False"
document.formName.fred.readonly = "False"

This funcionality is not consistient across all browsers though so test before you implement

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#3 06-04-2004 09:56AM

Draupnir

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Cheers, worked a treat.

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#4 07-04-2004 10:09AM

Yerac

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Just be careful with it if you are using for cgi scripts or similar. It can be over-ridden , expecially if not compatible in all browsers.
If you are submitting the value to a script of some sort, make sure to validate at server end too.

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