Question

I have an asp.net textbox which is disabled and I am setting the value for the textbox on client side using JQuery.

$('[id$=txtCity]').val('Naperville');

But the problem is when I am trying to save the data. If I say txtCity.Text it is not giving me the value that I set in the client side.

The textbox is disabled and I am seeing the value reflected in the textbox on the client side after the value is set using JQuery. But I am not sure why it is not reflected on the server side.

I found that TextBox with disabled will not be submitted with the form on postback. If that is true, how can I submit those values and get that on server side in the code behind.

Please help. Thanks and appreciate your feedback.

Answer 1

You can always “un-disable” the field before posting. E.g.,

$('form').submit(function() {
  $(this).find(':input:disabled').removeAttr('disabled');
});

And of course using readonly fields, as per Knix’s answer, may be a viable solution as well.

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Edit: just read your comment on Knix’s answer, so it sounds like dynamically removing the disabled attribute before posting may be the way to go.