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Enable

methods

Enables or disables the widget.

enable

Parameters:enableBoolean

If true, the widget will be enabled. If false, the widget will be disabled.

<textarea id="description"></textarea>
<script>
    var textarea = $("#description").kendoTextArea({
        enable: false
    }).data('kendoTextArea');
    textarea.enable(true);
</script>

<textarea id="description"></textarea>
<script>
    var textarea = $("#description").kendoTextArea().data('kendoTextArea');
    textarea.enable(false);
</script>