HTMLInputElement: readOnly property
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The readOnly
property of the HTMLInputElement
interface indicates that the user cannot modify the value of the <input>
. It reflects the <input>
element's readonly
boolean attribute; returning true
if the attribute is present and false
when omitted.
Unlike a form control with a true disabled
property, a true readOnly
property value does not prevent the user from clicking or selecting in the control.
While the HTML readonly
attribute is ignored if the type is hidden
, range
, color
, checkbox
, radio
, file
, submit
, reset
, button
, and image
, the readOnly
property is true
for these input types if the attribute is present, false
otherwise.
Value
A boolean.
Examples
const inputElement = document.getElementById("total");
console.log(inputElement.readOnly);
inputElement.readOnly = true;
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTML Standard # dom-input-readonly |
Browser compatibility
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See also
<input>
HTMLInputElement.disabled
:read-only
pseudo-class