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HTMLTextAreaElement: disabled property

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The disabled property of the HTMLTextAreaElement interface indicates whether this multi-line text control is disabled and cannot be interacted with. It reflects the <textarea> element’s disabled attribute. When false, this textarea may still be disabled if its containing element, such as a <fieldset>, is disabled.

Value

A boolean.

Examples

const textareaElement = document.getElementById("comment");
if (commentsDisabled) {
  textareaElement.disabled = true;
}

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

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