HTMLTextAreaElement: disabled property

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The disabled property of the {{DOMxRef("HTMLTextAreaElement")}} interface indicates whether this multi-line text control is disabled and cannot be interacted with. It reflects the {{htmlelement("textarea")}} element's disabled attribute. When false, this textarea may still be disabled if its containing element, such as a {{htmlelement("fieldset")}}, is disabled.

Value

A boolean.

Examples

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

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{HTMLElement("textarea")}}
• {{DOMXref("HTMLTextAreaElement.readOnly")}}