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Disabled Items

Updated on Jan 20, 2026

The DropDownList allows you to disable some of its options and prevent the user from interacting with them.

The following example demonstrates how to disable specific list options by using the itemDisabled property when the DropDownList is bound to primitive data (strings, numbers, or other).

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The following example demonstrates how to disable specific list options by using the itemDisabled property when the DropDownList is bound to complex data (objects).

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