Question

I try using a jquery to enable a textbox when checked a checkbox.
my page
jquery:

<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
  $('#isNews').change(function(){
    $("#newsSource").prop("disabled",false);
});
});
</script>

html:

<label class="checkbox">
    <input type="checkbox" id="isNews" name="isNews">If you want send news:
</label>
<label for="newsSource" class="ilable">news source</label>
<input id="newsSource" name="newsSource" class="input-xlarge" disabled="" type="text" placeholder="news source">

what’s the problem?

Answer 1

Change to

$('#isNews').change(function(){
   $("#newsSource").prop("disabled", !$(this).is(':checked'));
});

Demo: Fiddle