How to set readonly attribute for a dynamically created text item?

[Srivatsa Katta]

Hi,

I am creating a text items dynamically, but i want to make some of them readonly based on some conditions, which i am not able to do.

I can make it disabled, but i cant read the disabled parameters in my servlet.

Here is the snippet of my code..

  
 
var el = document.createElement('input');
el.setAttribute('type', 'text');
el.setAttribute('name', 'brand' + iteration);
el.setAttribute('class','freeText');
el.setAttribute('size', '6');
 
if((productLevel==3 || productLevel == 2 || productLevel==1) && brand != null){
el.setAttribute('value', brand);
        [B]el.setAttribute('readonly','true');[/B]
 
 
}
 
cellRight.appendChild(el);

I have used both el.setAttribute('readonly','true');
and el.setAttribute('readonly','readonly'); but none of these are making the text item un-editable..

Please let me know the solution if any !!

I am using IE 5.x

-Tripter
[ October 04, 2005: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]

[Niki Nono]

how about el.setAttribute("readOnly","true")

[Srivatsa Katta]

Hi Nici,

It works fine with el.setAttribute("readOnly","true")

Thanks a lot !!

-Tripter