Question

Im using jQuery to disable an option in a select drop down list. I need to know the difference between using

prop('disabled','disabled')

and

prop('disabled',true)

Both pretty much work on all browsers (not sure if I’ve missed any tho), but on another post I was he say use disable, true. Can someone please elabarate? Thanks

Answer 1

According to the W3C forms specification, the disabled attribute is a boolean attribute,

so prop('disabled',true) is right.

prop('disabled','disabled') also works because the string 'disabled' evaluates to true.