HTMLElement.isContentEditable
The HTMLElement.isContentEditable
read-only property
returns a Boolean
that is true
if the contents of the element
are editable; otherwise it returns false
.
Syntax
editable = element.isContentEditable
Example
HTML
<p id="myText1">Uneditable Paragraph</p>
<p id="myText2" contentEditable="true">Editable Paragraph</p>
<p id="infoText1">Can edit the first paragraph? </p>
<p id="infoText2">Can edit the second paragraph? </p>
JavaScript
document.getElementById('infoText1').innerHTML += document.getElementById('myText1').isContentEditable;
document.getElementById('infoText2').innerHTML += document.getElementById('myText2').isContentEditable;
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLElement.contenteditable' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from latest snapshot, HTML 5.1 |
HTML 5.1 The definition of 'HTMLElement.contenteditable' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Snapshot of HTML Living Standard, no change from HTML5 |
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLElement.contenteditable' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Snapshot of HTML Living Standard, initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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See also
HTMLElement/contentEditable
- The
contenteditable
global attribute.