Check :enabled state of $(this) element in jQuery

Asked 31/12, 2014 at 20:25 Answered 31/12, 2014 at 20:28

Maybe I'm missing something and failing at google all at that same time but how would I say similar to:

...
if ($(this:enabled)){
    //some code
}
...

I know normally you'd say something like $("#someID:enabled") but how to use with $(this)?

Moderate answered 31/12, 2014 at 20:25 Comment(2)

how do you concatenate a string to a variable? – Hudgens 31/12, 2014 at 20:26

You mean $(this).is(':enabled'), right – Housecoat 31/12, 2014 at 20:27

You can use the is(selector) method like this:

if ($(this).is(':enabled')) {
    // some code
}

Balladry answered 31/12, 2014 at 20:27 Comment(4)

Always great stuff here at SO. This is what I needed, thanks. – Moderate 31/12, 2014 at 20:29

Out of curiosity, is this $(":enabled", this) the same as $("option:selected", this)? – Bobbitt 31/12, 2014 at 20:31

@TimLewis - if you mean that $(":enabled", this) is the same as $(this).find(":enabled"), yes it is ? – Ez 31/12, 2014 at 20:35

@Ez Ah ok, .find not .is. Thanks for that clarification. – Bobbitt 31/12, 2014 at 20:38

try this :

if($(this).is(':enabled'))

Sheelagh answered 31/12, 2014 at 20:27 Comment(0)

jQuery has a filtering method that you can use for this.

if( $(this).is(':enabled') ) { // do something here }

Lyndseylyndsie answered 31/12, 2014 at 20:28 Comment(0)