Disable/Enable a select option problem in IE7

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Hi guys... I would like to ask how do you handle the problem with IE when it comes to enabling and disabling the select option assuming i have this html file

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<input type="button" id="target" value="target" />
<select id="sel">
    <option value="">1</option>
    <option value="1">1</option>
    <option value="2">1</option>
    <option value="3">1</option>
</select>

and i have this jquery code

$(document).ready(function(){
		$("#target").click(function(){
			if($("#sel").attr("disabled") == "disabled"){
                           $("#sel").attr("disabled","disabled");
                           $("#sel").prop("disabled",true);
                        }else{
                           $("#sel").removeAttr("disabled","disabled");
                           $("#sel").prop("disabled", false);
                        }
			return false;
		});
		
	});

now this code works in firefox, chrome but when it comes to IE7 I cant seem to enable the select element again once its been disabled... how do i set it to enable again?

help please thanks....

Posted 17-Jun-12 23:09pm

Madzmar25

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Ankur^\m/ 18-Jun-12 6:32am

Why are you using both attr and prop methods? Just keep the prop method and see.
BTW I just copy pasted your code and created an HTML page. but, it doesn't work in any browser.

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**Shelby Robertson** · Answer 1 · 2012-06-18T05:22:00

if($("#sel").attr("disabled") == "disabled")

You should use != in the above if statement. You don't want to set the select to disabled if it is already disabled.

Also,

Instead of

$("#sel").removeAttr("disabled","disabled");

use

$("#sel").removeAttr("disabled");

or

$("#sel").attr("disabled","");

Vikram Bhatt · Answer 2 · 2012-06-27T08:18:00

Solution 2

Try removing - return false from click function block.

Posted 27-Jun-12 8:18am

Vikram Bhatt