How Can I Capture Events on Disabled Input Fields?

How to Capture Events on Disabled Input Fields

Disabled input fields typically do not handle event listeners. This can be a challenge if you need to enable functionality based on user interactions with such inputs.

Workaround:

To overcome this issue, you can set up event handlers on container elements, as browsers often propagate events originating from disabled elements up the DOM tree. However, certain browsers, like Firefox, do not behave in this manner.

Cross-Browser Solution:

For complete cross-browser compatibility, you can place a transparent element, such as a <div>, in front of the disabled input field. This element will capture the click event:

<div>

$("div > div").click(function (evt) {
    $(this).hide().prev("input[disabled]").prop("disabled", false).focus();
});

With this workaround, the click event on the transparent overlay will enable the disabled input field and give it focus.

Demonstration:

You can see this solution in action at: http://jsfiddle.net/RXqAm/170/ (using jQuery 1.7 with prop instead of attr).

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