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  • April 5, 2021 at 11:05 PM #26972
    Adam MAdam M
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    Hello,

    I wish to use a text field to provide an informational value, which will be useful filling other fields.

    I'm thinking of using an uneditable text field for this which I will populate (exactly how, will be a follow-up question). For this purpose, what is the difference between "disabled" and "read only"?

    Thanks.

    April 6, 2021 at 9:32 AM #26981
    Long NguyenLong Nguyen
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    Hi Adam,

    Thank you for getting in touch.

    Both readonly and disable attributes have the same manner but there are some differences between them, please follow this topic for more information https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7730695/whats-the-difference-between-disabled-disabled-and-readonly-readonly-for-ht

    April 6, 2021 at 1:43 PM #26990
    Adam MAdam M
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    Thanks for the pointer!

    To recap from the top answer, these are W3C-defined features, with the important aspects being:

    A readonly element is just not editable, but gets sent when the according form submits. A disabled element isn't editable and isn't sent on submit.

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