How to make a dropdown readonly using jquery?

Question

I am using the following statement to make it readonly but it is not working.

$(\'#cf_1268591\').attr(\"readonly\", \"readonly\"); 

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Answer 1

Easiest option for me was to make select as readonly and add:

onmousedown="return false" onkeydown="return false"

You don't need to write any extra logic. No hidden inputs or disabled and then re-enabled on form submit.