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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T18:31:28+00:00 2026-05-16T18:31:28+00:00

if you set disabled on a input and submit a form, that field doesn’t

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if you set “disabled” on a input and submit a form, that field doesn’t seem to be in the Request.Form when you post to the server.

What is the logic behind the design decision to not post this field solely based on some presentation layer decision?

This makes no sense to me . ..

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    2026-05-16T18:31:28+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 6:31 pm

    Works as specified by the W3C (albeit a bit cryptical):

    Disabled controls cannot be successful. […]

    A successful control is "valid" for submission

    If you want to make an element unaccessible for the user, while sending along the value, use the readonly property.

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