The HTMLElement.isContentEditable
read-only property returns a Boolean
that is true
if the contents of the element are editable; otherwise it returns false
.
editable = element.isContentEditable
document.getElementById("infoText1").innerHTML += document.getElementById("myText1").isContentEditable; document.getElementById("infoText2").innerHTML += document.getElementById("myText2").isContentEditable;
<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>
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. |
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | 4.0 (2) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | 4.0 (2) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
element.contentEditable
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