javascript removeAttribute() doesn't remove "disabled"

Asked Aug 16 '15 at 17:23

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subject #2: <input type="text" name="subject2" id="sub2" class="i2" size="20" disabled> <br>  
  <button  onclick="document.getElementById('sub2').removeAttribute('disabled')"> add subject</button>

This is what i wrote, when i press the button the input field becomes white (becomes useable) for a second, and immediately returns to be grey and disabled. What did i do wrong? thank you

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edited Aug 16 '15 at 17:25

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asked Aug 16 '15 at 17:23

Rom

try setting like this disabled="disabled" – ashishmaurya Aug 16 '15 at 17:25
Duplicate Question - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11719961/javascript-remove-disabled-attribute-to-html-input – Trung Nguyen Aug 16 '15 at 17:26
The problem is not that `removeAttribute()` isn't working, it's that your form is being submitted by the button click. Add `type=button` to the button HTML and try again. – Pointy Aug 16 '15 at 17:27
@TrungNguyen this is a different problem than that one. – Pointy Aug 16 '15 at 17:27
thank you Pointy that was the problem! thanks for the quick responses everybody. – Rom Aug 16 '15 at 17:39

javascript removeAttribute() doesn't remove "disabled"

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