Element: ariaReadOnly property

{{APIRef("DOM")}}

The ariaReadOnly property of the {{domxref("Element")}} interface reflects the value of the aria-readonly attribute, which indicates that the element is not editable, but is otherwise operable.

[!NOTE] Where possible use an HTML {{htmlelement("input")}} element with type="text" or a {{htmlelement("textarea")}} as these have built in semantics and do not require ARIA attributes.

Value

A string with one of the following values:

• "true"
  • : The user cannot change the value of the element.
• "false"
  • : The user can set the value of the element.

Examples

In this example the aria-readonly attribute on the element with an ID of txtBoxInput is set to "true" indicating that this input is currently read only. Using ariaReadOnly we update the value to "false".

<div id="txtboxMultilineLabel">Enter the tags for the article</div>
<div
  role="textbox"
  id="txtBoxInput"
  contenteditable="true"
  aria-multiline="true"
  aria-labelledby="txtboxMultilineLabel"
  aria-readonly="true"></div>

let el = document.getElementById("txtBoxInput");
console.log(el.ariaReadOnly); // "true"
el.ariaReadOnly = "false";
console.log(el.ariaReadOnly); // "false"

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• ARIA: textbox role