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Disable:

$("#submit-button").attr("disabled", true);

Re-enable:

$("#submit-button").removeAttr("disabled");
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    Wouter van Tilburg
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    You can also use the .prop() function.

    A simple


    $("#submit-button").prop('disabled', true);
    $("#submit-button").prop('disabled', false);

    will also do then.

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    David
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    .prop does not work in IE

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    Senthil
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    Use

    $(“#submit-button”).prop(“disabled”, true);

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    Darbez
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    $(“#submit-button”).is(‘disabled’, true);
    $(“#submit-button”).is(‘disabled’, false);

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