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

Syntax

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

Possible Values

bRead

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

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

DHTML expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s). As of Internet Explorer 8, expressions are not supported in IE8 mode. For more information, see About 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.

Standards Information

This property is defined in HTML 4.0  and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

Applies To

INPUT type=text, INPUT type=password, TEXTAREA, HTMLInputElement Constructor, HTMLTextAreaElement Constructor