READONLY Attribute | readOnly Property

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Sets or retrieves whether the content of the object is read-only.

Syntax

HTML	<ELEMENT READONLY ... >
Scripting	object.readOnly [ = bRead ]

Possible Values

bRead

Boolean that specifies one of the following values: false Property is not set on the object. true Object is set to read-only.

The property is read/write with a default value of false.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

If the value of the readOnly property is set to true, the user cannot enter or edit text in the control. When set to true, the property still allows the object to receive the focus, whereas the disabled property does not.

Applies To

[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.	INPUT type=text, INPUT type=password, TEXTAREA