Question

I want to make spring form:checkbox tag to readonly using java script. I can make it to disable using
document.getElementById(‘id’).disabled = true;
But then it doesn’t set value to command object.

Answer 1

A disabled form input field is indeed not submitted. You could do one of the following:

• make the checkbox readonly rather than disabled.
• add a hidden input field with the same name as the checkbox and with the checkbox’s value, when disabling the checkbox. Just make sure to remove this hidden field when re-enabling the checkbox again.
• re-enable the disabled checkboxes at submit time, using JavaScript