HTML DOM Input Radio disabled Property
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Input Radio disabled Property

❮ Input Radio Object

Example

Disable a radio button:

document.getElementById("cats").disabled = true;
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Definition and Usage

The disabled property sets or returns whether a radio button should be disabled, or not.

A disabled element is unusable and un-clickable. Disabled elements are usually rendered in gray by default in browsers.

This property reflects the HTML disabled attribute.


Browser Support

Property
disabled Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Return the disabled property:

radioObject.disabled

Set the disabled property:

radioObject.disabled = true|false

Property Values

Value Description
true|false Specifies whether a radio button should be disabled or not.
  • true - The radio button is disabled
  • false - Default. The radio button is not disabled


Technical Details

Return Value: A Boolean, returns true if the radio button is disabled, otherwise it returns false

More Examples

Example

Find out if a radio button is disabled or not:

var x = document.getElementById("myRadio").disabled;
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Example

Disable and un-disable a radio button:

function disable() {
    document.getElementById("myRadio").disabled = true;
}

function undisable() {
    document.getElementById("myRadio").disabled = false;
}
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Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <input> disabled attribute


❮ Input Radio Object