How to change the value of a readonly textbox using jQuery?

Question

How can I change the value of a HTML textbox which has readonly property using jQuery?

Answer 1

Wait, did you want to remove the read only? If so:

$('textbox').removeAttr('readonly').val('Changed Value'); 

if not:

$('textbox').val('Changed Value'); 

Answer 2

$('my-textbox').val('new value') 

The read only property only applies to the user viewing the page, not the JavaScript that accesses. it