Disable Element via JavaScript

[campino-rocks]

Hi,

how is it possible to disable an selectbox via javascript? If I trigger a $('#includedUsers').attr('disabled', 'disabled'); or document.getElementById("includedUsers").disabled = true nothing happens with the multi selectbox. But if i check the status of the element via the JS console the disabled="disabled" flag is set but nothing really happens.

Greetings Alex

[ridiculous]

I can see two ways to do this:

1. Disable all options in the menu $('.ms-elem-selectable').addClass('disabled')
2. Recreate it. $('#includedUsers').attr('disabled', true); on the element with multiSelect bound to it and then destroying it with $('ms-includedUsers').remove(); $('#includedUsers').removeData('multiselect') and when you recreate it with $('#includedUsers').multiSelect() it'll be disabled.

[lou]

Hi @campino-rocks,

First of all let me apologize for the late response. Since I have fixed the refresh method, you should do seomething like this:

$('#includeUsers').prop('disabled', true);
$('#includeUsers').multiSelect('refresh');

Let me knows if this solution works for you.

In the mean time I will think about the feature of disabling option without having to refresh the entire multiSelect.

[campino-rocks]

Hi @lou ,

no problem, today I got time to try your proposal, and it works like a charm. The only point what is a bit "not so nice" is, when I disable a selector then i don't see which elements were selected.

Greetings Alexander

[lou]

Thanks for the report. Concerning the disabled and selected option bug, it's a known bug on which I will have a look (cf. https://github.com/lou/multi-select/issues/81)

[WulleBulle]

Hi there,

I ran into the same issue and want to ask if it will be fixed soon? The Refresh method is a good solution but selected items should stay selected while the Select box gets disabled.

By the way: Very nice jquery extension...thank you very much for that.

Greets.

[fri3ndly]

+1 for fixing this. There is no way to disable certain items based on another multiselect choices

[ezk84]

+1 Again :)

[BioQwer]

Hello, I want insert my coin.

$('.ms-elem-selectable ').addClass('disabled');
$('.ms-elem-selection.ms-selected').addClass('disabled');

[hmnshuagarwal]

@BioQwer the soution worked for me...Thanks a ton