Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Input DatetimeLocal readOnly Property

The readOnly property sets or gets whether a local datetime field should be read-only.

Browser Support


`readOnly`	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes

Syntax

Return the readOnly property.

var v = datetimelocalObject.readOnly

Set the readOnly property.

datetimelocalObject.readOnly=true|false

Property Values

Value	Description
true\|false	Set whether a local datetime field should be read-only true - The local datetime field is read-only false - Default. The local datetime field is not read-only

Return Value

A Boolean type value, true if the local datetime field is read-only, otherwise false.

Example

The following code shows how to get if a local datetime field is read-only.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<input type="datetime-local" id="myLocalDate" readonly>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
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<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myLocalDate").readOnly;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 2

The following code shows how to set a local datetime field to read-only.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<input type="datetime-local" id="myLocalDate">
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<!--from  w w w. j  av  a  2  s. com-->
<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myLocalDate").readOnly = true;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: