Is it possible for a disabled <input> tag to support text selection?
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You could use the ReadOnly attribute.
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Pekka
Probably the only fix. Note that this is not identical to the
disabled attribute - the value in the field will be submitted to the receiving script
alci
Also notice that readonly field can be modified by a script for example. Think about autocomplete scripts for example: as the field gets focus, the script can show other values that can be chosen. So be careful.
young-ceo
It's not working, you can still select text in the input with
readonly attribute
g.d.d.c
@KimchiMan - This question was asked and answered more than 6 years ago. Yes, you can still select the text. That's the point. That was what the OP asked for.
young-ceo
@g.d.d.c Oh sorry - my bad
Based on the HTML spec, it looks like no:
- Disabled controls do not receive focus.
- Disabled controls are skipped in tabbing navigation.
- Disabled controls cannot be successful.
Are you able to use the readonly attribute instead?
(Wow, "4 new answers have been posted"... I think the spec link is helpful, at least.)
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This will depend heavily on the browser. It works fine for me in Chrome and IE8: JSFiddle
Firefox (3.6) seems to be the one browser that doesn't support it. I don't think you can do anything about that.
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You may want to use a readonly input and style it with CSS.
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readonly="readonly" is your answer
you can remove border in CSS or directly in styles, when you "blocked" this field and it will look like regular text, bring back the look when "unblocked"...
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Odalrick
This is wrong, readonly sends the field with the form, disabled doesn't.