In this article I will explain how to enable or disable TextBox controls in web applications using jQuery.
First we download the file:
-
jquery.min.js
These files are added to the project, then use the following procedure.
Program
Enable_Disable_Control.html
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Enable & Disable textbox Controls</title>
<script src="jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript">
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#btnEnable").toggle(function () {
$('input[type="text"]').removeAttr('disabled');
}, function () {
$('input[type="text"]').removeAttr('disabled');
});
});
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#btnDisable").toggle(function () {
$('input[type="text"]').attr("disabled", "disabled");
}, function () {
$('input[type="text"]').attr("disabled", "");
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h3 style="color: #0033CC"> Enable And Disable Textbox Control in Jquery</h3>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<table>
<tr>
<td><b>First name:</b></td>
<td><input id="Fname" type="text" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Last name:</b></td>
<td>
<input id="Lname" type="text" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Contact No: </b></td>
<td><input id="contactNo" type="text" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Location: </b></td>
<td><input id="loation" type="text" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>
<input id="btnEnable" type="button" value="Enable" style="font-weight: bold" />
<input id="btnDisable" type="button" value="Disable"
style="font-weight: bold" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Output 1
Enter values into the TextBox:
![First-image.jpg]()
Output 2
If we click on the Disable button then all the TextBox controls are disabled. We can't enter any values into the TextBoxes.
![click-on-disable.jpg]()
Output 3
If we click on Enable button then all the TextBox controls are enabled and we can enter any value into the TextBoxes.
![click-on-enable.jpg]()
For more information, download the attached sample application.