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November 14, 1999 Read-Only Text Fields Tips: November 1999
Yehuda Shiran, Ph.D.
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Using JavaScript's event handlers, we can create a read-only text box in a form:
This technique is very simple. When the user clicks inside the box (in order to enter text), the onFocus event handler is triggered. We then force the blur() method in order to remove the focus from the box. In conclusion, whenever the text field receives focus, we immediately get rid of the focus so the user cannot enter any text.
Notice the use of the keyword
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