Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

READONLY — NN n/a IE 4 HTML 4

Synopsis

READONLY

Optional

When the READONLY attribute is present, the TEXTAREA element cannot be edited on the page by the user (although scripts can modify the content). A TEXTAREA marked as READONLY should not receive focus within the tabbing order (although IE 4 for the Macintosh allows the field to receive focus).

Example

<TEXTAREA NAME="instructions" READONLY></TEXTAREA>

Value

The presence of the attribute sets its value to true.

Default

false

Object Model Reference

IE

[window.]document.formName.elementName.readOnly

[window.]document.forms[i].elements[i].readOnly

[window.]document.all.elementID.readOnly