disable a text field

[austine_power007]

How can i disable a text field so that user can only see data but can't change it

[.josh]

with plain old html:

[code]
<INPUT disabled name="fred" value="stone">
[/code]

moving to html forum.

[Zane]

and there's also readonly
[code]<input readonly name='fred' value='stone'>[/code]

[ToonMariner]

for compliance you shoudl use

<INPUT disabled="disabled" name="fred" value="stone">

[obsidian]

The nice thing about all these is that they are able to be updated through javascript as well, so if you choose to lock down certain fields based on other criteria, you can do it whenever you like.

[.josh]

[quote author=ToonMariner link=topic=118415.msg484043#msg484043 date=1166017127]
for compliance you shoudl use

<INPUT disabled="disabled" name="fred" value="stone">
[/quote]

really?
http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/forms.html#adef-disabled

[obsidian]

[quote author=Crayon Violent link=topic=118415.msg484179#msg484179 date=1166031873]
[quote author=ToonMariner link=topic=118415.msg484043#msg484043 date=1166017127]
for compliance you shoudl use

<INPUT disabled="disabled" name="fred" value="stone">
[/quote]

really?
http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/forms.html#adef-disabled
[/quote]

I believe that HTML 4.01, as you suggest CV, will accept it either way, but in [b]XHTML[/b], it would require a value provided for each attribute of an element.

[pr0x]

Also if you plan on posting the form value, and you want the disabled input box, and you try to post the form, the data won't go through, but with a readonly input box, the data will transfer through the post.

[ToonMariner]

Excellent point pr0x - I forgot about that one!

[Daniel0]

People can just "unlock" it again with javascript.

[ToonMariner]

that is why you always check the info sent in your processing script!