readonly attribute

[Vlaad]

Hello people,

I'm having a niggling difficulty using Internet Explorer, where the following code:
x.setAttribute('readonly','true');
does NOT set the readonly attribute to true.

It's working fine in Mozilla, so I can't really see what the problem is (though I encountered something I'm guessing is pretty much the same in the x.className VS x.setAttribute('class','name') function problem.

It's just a simple problem, but it's annoying the crap out of me.

Please help!

Much appreciated!

[jkd]

Try using the DOM2 HTML extension:

someElement.readOnly = true;

[Zvona]

Another way that should work:

oElement.setAttribute("readonly","readonly");

This is because attribute readonly can have only value "readonly". However, when dealing with booleans and controlling elements solely thru scripting, it's recommended to use the method jkd mentioned.

[brothercake]

My experience is that

obj.setAttribute('foo','bar');

often doesn't work in IE, for no reason, whereas

obj.setAttribute('foo','');
obj.foo = 'bar';

is reliable.