jQuery UI Controlgroup option(optionName) Method

Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025

jQuery UI consists of GUI widgets, visual effects, and themes implemented using jQuery, CSS, and HTML. jQuery UI is great for building UI interfaces for the webpages. A controlgroup is used to group various input widgets like checkbox, button, etc. The control group helps to apply common properties to all the elements of a form.

The jQuery UI Controlgroup option(optionName) method returns the value currently associated with the specified optionName.

Syntax:

var isDisabled = $( ".selector" )
    .controlgroup( "option", "disabled" );

Parameters: It accepts a single parameter optionName that holds the name of the option.

Return Value: It returns the currently associated option with the specified optionName.

CDN Link: First, add jQuery UI scripts needed for your project.

<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css”>
<script src=”//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js”></script>
<script src=”//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js”></script>

Example: This example demonstrates jQuery UI Controlgroup option(optionName) method.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href=
"//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
    <script src=
        "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js">
    </script>
    <script src=
        "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js">
    </script>

    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("#divID").controlgroup();
            $("#divID").controlgroup("disable");

            $("#btn").on('click', function () {
                var isDisable = $("#divID")
                    .controlgroup( "option", "disabled" );

                console.log(isDisable);
            });
        });
    </script>
</head>

<body>
    <center>
        <h1 style="color:green">
            GeeksforGeeks
        </h1>
        <h3>jQuery UI Controlgroup option(optionName) Method</h3>

        <div id="divID">
            <label for="radio_1">Men</label>
            <input type="radio" name="type" id="radio_1">
            <label for="radio_2">Women</label>
            <input type="radio" name="type" id="radio_2">
            <select>
                <option>Cricket</option>
                <option>Hockey</option>
                <option>Tennis</option>
                <option>Football</option>
            </select>
            <label for="official">Official</label>
            <input type="checkbox" name="official" id="official">
        </div>
        <br>

        <input type="button" id="btn" 
               style="padding:5px 15px; margin-top:50px;" 
               value="option() Method">
    </center>
</body>
</html>