How to Disable a Button in jQuery UI ?

Last Updated : 31 Dec, 2020

To disable a button in jQuery UI, we will be using disable() method which is discussed below:

jQuery UI disable() method is used to completely disable the button. It returns the button element completely to its initial state.

Syntax:

$(".selector").button("disable")

Parameters: This method does not accept any parameters.

Return values: This method simply returns the button to its pre-initial state.

Links for jQuery UI libraries:

<link rel=’stylesheet’
href=”http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css”>
<script src=”https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.js”> </script>
<script src=”https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/jquery-ui.js”> </script>

<link rel=’stylesheet’
href=”https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css”>
<script src=”https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js”> </script>
<script src=”https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js”> </script>

Below are the example which shows the implementation of this method.

Example 1:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
  
<head>  
    <meta charset="utf-8">  
    <meta name="viewport" content=  
        "width=device-width, initial-scale=1">   
  
    <script src=  
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.js">  
    </script>  
  
    <script src=  
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/jquery-ui.js">  
    </script>  
  
    <link href=  
"http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
        rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />  
          
    <style>  
        .height {  
            height: 10px;  
        }  
    </style>  
  
    <script>  
        $(function () {  
            $("#buttonId").button(); 
  
            $('#buttonId').click(function (event) {  
                event.preventDefault();  
                $(this).button("disable");  
                console.log("The button is disabled successfully") 
            });  
        });  
    </script>  
</head>  
  
<body>  
    <h1 style="color:green">GeeksforGeeks</h1>  
    <b>jQueryUI | Button disable Method</b>  
    <div class="height"> </div><br>  
    <button id="buttonId">Button element</button>  
</body>  
  
</html>

Output:

Example 2:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
  
<head>  
    <meta charset="utf-8">  
    <meta name="viewport" content=  
        "width=device-width, initial-scale=1">  
  
    <script src=  
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.js">  
    </script>  
  
    <script src=  
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/jquery-ui.js">  
    </script>  
  
    <link href=  
"http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
        rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />  
          
    <style>  
        .height {  
            height: 10px;  
        }  
    </style>  
  
    <script>  
        $(function () {  
            $("#buttonId, #submitId, #anchorId").button(); 
  
            $('#buttonId, #submitId, #anchorId') 
                .click(function (event) {  
                event.preventDefault();  
                $(this).button("disable");  
            });  
        });  
    </script>  
</head>  
  
<body>  
    <h1 style="color:green">GeeksforGeeks</h1>  
    <b>jQueryUI | Button disable Method</b>  
    <div class="height"> </div><br>  
    <div class="buttons-div">  
        <button id="buttonId">Button element</button>  
        <input id="submitId" type="submit" 
            value="Submit button">  
        <a id="anchorId" href="">Anchor</a>  
    </div>  
</body>  
  
</html>