# :enabled Selector

## enabled ( ) version added: 1.0

Description: Selects all elements that are enabled.

As with other pseudo-class selectors (those that begin with a ":") it is recommended to precede it with a tag name or some other selector; otherwise, the universal selector ( "*" ) is implied. In other words, the bare `$( ":enabled" )` is equivalent to `$( "*:enabled" )`, so `$( "input:enabled" )` or similar should be used instead.

Although their resulting selections are usually the same, `:enabled` selector is subtly different from `:not([disabled])`; `:enabled` selects elements that have their boolean disabled property strictly equal to false, while `:not([disabled])` selects elements that do not have a disabled attribute set (regardless of its value).

The `:enabled` selector should only be used for selecting HTML elements that support the `disabled` attribute (`<button>`, `<input>`, `<optgroup>`, `<option>`, `<select>`, and `<textarea>`).

## Examples:

#### Example: Find all input elements that are enabled.

    <!doctype html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
      <meta charset="utf-8">
      <title>css demo</title>

      <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
    </head>
    <body>

    <form>
      <input name="email" disabled="disabled">
      <input name="id">
    </form>

    <script>

    $( "input:enabled" ).val( "this is it" );

    </script>

    </body>
    </html>

#### Demo: