JavaScript element.isContentEditable Property

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JavaScript element.isContentEditable Property

The element.isContentEditable property returns a Boolean value indicates whether the contents of the element are editable or not.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p contenteditable="true">Edit this paragraph.</p> <button onclick="myFunction()">Disable Editing</button> <p id="point"></p> <script> var x = document.getElementById("point"); var btn = document.getElementsByTagName("button")[0]; var elem = document.getElementsByTagName("p")[0]; function myFunction(){ if(elem.isContentEditable){ elem.contentEditable = "false"; btn.innerHTML = "Enable Editing"; } else{ elem.contentEditable = "true"; btn.innerHTML = "Disable Editing"; } } </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

element.isContentEditable

Return Values

ValueExplanation
trueThe content of the element can be edited.
falseThe content of the element cannot be edited.

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