jquery - If input field is empty, disable submit button -
i'm trying disable submit button if user hasn't provided text. at first sight looks works fine, if user types text, deletes it, submit button becomes enabled. here code: $(document).ready(function(){ $('.sendbutton').attr('disabled',true); $('#message').keyup(function(){ if($(this).val.length !=0){ $('.sendbutton').attr('disabled', false); } }) }); you disabling on document.ready , happens once when dom ready need disable in keyup event when textbox gets empty. change $(this).val.length $(this).val().length $(document).ready(function(){ $('.sendbutton').attr('disabled',true); $('#message').keyup(function(){ if($(this).val().length !=0) $('.sendbutton').attr('disabled', false); else $('.sendbutton').attr('disabled',true); }) }); or can use conditional oper...