Javascript problems with IE8

Question

I'm trying to disable an input with JavaScript or jQuery

//document.getElementById("monto").disabled=true;
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("#monto").attr("disabled", "disabled");
});

The code works fine in chrome, Firefox, and some versions of IE, but doesn't work with IE 8, also tried with Hide/show but doesn't work too.

I know the best solution is to upgrade, but my boss thinks our clients are too dumb to do that.

Answer 1

try this article from stackoverflow :)

var disableSelection = function(){
    $("#elementId").prop("disabled", true);    
};

var enableSelection = function(){
    $("#elementId").prop("disabled", false);
};