enable

Enables or disables the widget.

Parameters

enable Boolean

If set to true the widget will be enabled. If set to false the widget will be disabled.

Example - enable the widget

<input id="autocomplete" />
<script>
$("#autocomplete").kendoAutoComplete({
  enable: false
});
var autocomplete = $("#autocomplete").data("kendoAutoComplete");
autocomplete.enable(true);
</script>

Example - disable the widget

<input id="autocomplete" />
<script>
$("#autocomplete").kendoAutoComplete();
var autocomplete = $("#autocomplete").data("kendoAutoComplete");
autocomplete.enable(false);
</script>
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