Disable html input element by applying custom css class

Question

I want to disable my all input element of a div by applying my custom css class. but i could not find any css attribute which can disable an input element. currently what am i doing

  $('#div_sercvice_detail :input').attr('disabled', true);
 $('#retention_interval_div :input').addClass("disabled");

which can disable all input element of div with css attr but i want to apply my custom class for disable all input with some extra css attributes

 $('#retention_interval_div :input').addClass("disabled");

class

.disabled{
color : darkGray;
font-style: italic;
/*property for disable input element like*/
/*disabled:true; */
}

any suggestion for doing this with jquery without using .attr('disabled', true);?

Well, `.prop('disabled',true)` is how you _should_ do it with the current version of jQuery - which meets your request for a way to avoid the `.attr()` method. — nnnnnn, Aug 08 '12 at 11:26
There is no CSS property to specify `disabled`. jQuery's `.prop()` is the better method. Though I'm assuming you want to avoid that as well as `attr()`. May I ask why? — David Thomas, Aug 08 '12 at 11:29
You can't disable an element with just CSS, but you CAN accept an answer to each of the 8 previous questions you've posted here. — chrisfrancis27, Aug 08 '12 at 11:29
possible duplicate of [How do I disable form fields using CSS?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5963099/how-do-i-disable-form-fields-using-css) — Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com, Jul 05 '14 at 12:06

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 08 '12 at 11:39

There is no way to disable an element with just CSS, but you can create a style that will be applied to disabled elements:

<style>
#retention_interval_div input[type="text"]:disabled { 
    color : darkGray;
    font-style: italic;
}
</style>

Then in your code you just have to say:

 $('#retention_interval_div :input').prop("disabled", true);

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/nnnnnn/DhgMq/

(Of course, the :disabled CSS selector isn't supported in old browsers.)

Note that if you're using jQuery version >= 1.6 you should use .prop() instead of .attr() to change the disabled state.

The code you showed is not disabling the same elements that it applies the class to - the selectors are different. If that's just a typo then you can simplify it to one line:

$('#retention_interval_div :input').addClass("disabled").attr('disabled', true);

score 7 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 30 '18 at 07:24

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You can use following css to practically disable the input:

pointer-events: none;

edited Mar 30 '18 at 07:24

Mohammad Usman

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answered Mar 30 '18 at 07:20

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score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 14 '19 at 08:57

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Using normal CSS

.disabled{
    opacity: 0.6;
    cursor: not-allowed;
    pointer-events: none;
}

answered Nov 14 '19 at 08:57

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 08 '12 at 11:32

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No. CSS can't disable an input element. CSS is for styling only, it can't do anything else. Also, input will only work with input, don't forget select, textarea, password

answered Aug 08 '12 at 11:32

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The [`:input` selector](http://api.jquery.com/input-selector/) basically selects _all_ form controls, not just ``. – nnnnnn Aug 08 '12 at 11:45

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 08 '12 at 11:45

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You need to do 2 things, so why not wrap them in a single function? You could even create a little plugin to do this:

(function ($) {
    $.fn.disableInput = function () {
        return this.each(function(){
            $(this).prop('disabled');
            $(this).addClass('disabled', true);            
        });

    }
})(jQuery);

Then you can call it like this:

$('#myInput').disableInput();

...and even chain it with other stuff, like this:

$('#myInput').disableInput().addClass('otherClass');

answered Aug 08 '12 at 11:45

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Note that you don't need the `.each()`, you can say `this.prop().addClass()`. – nnnnnn Aug 08 '12 at 11:46
Don't you mean `$(this).prop('disabled', true);` And anyway, wouldn't you want disableInput() to have a true/false parameter? – Bob Stein Sep 19 '16 at 00:03

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 08 '12 at 11:36

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You can't disable input elements using css properties. But you can improve your current coding like following

 $('#div_sercvice_detail :input').prop('disabled',true).addClass("disabled");

answered Aug 08 '12 at 11:36

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