Enabled Binding

The Kendo UI Enabled (enabled) binding enables the target DOM element or widget if the View-Model value is true.

If the View-Model value is false the target DOM element or widget is disabled.

The enabled binding supports only input HTML elements—input, select, button and textarea. When an input element is disabled the end user cannot change its value (type in text or choose a different option).

Non-Boolean values, such as 0, null, and "", are treated as false by the enabled binding. All other values are treated as true.

The following example demonstrates how to use the enabled binding. The input element is initially disabled because the value of the isNameEnabled field is false. When the user presses the button, the input is enabled because the value of the isNameEnabled field is set to true.

<div id="view">
    <input type="text" data-bind="value: name, enabled: isNameEnabled" />
    <button data-bind="click: enableInput">Enable</button>
</div>
<script>
var viewModel = kendo.observable({
    isNameEnabled: false,
    name: "John Doe",
    enableInput: function() {
        this.set("isNameEnabled", true);
    }
});

kendo.bind($("#view"), viewModel);
</script>

See Also

• MVVM Overview
• Overview of the Attribute Binding
• Overview of the Checked Binding
• Overview of the Click Binding
• Overview of the CSS Binding
• Overview of the Custom Binding
• Overview of the Disabled Binding
• Overview of the Events Binding
• Overview of the HTML Binding
• Overview of the Invisible Binding
• Overview of the Source Binding
• Overview of the Style Binding
• Overview of the Text Binding
• Overview of the Value Binding
• Overview of the Visible Binding