How do I disable all input buttons without using jQuery?

Question

How would I do this without jQuery?

$(\'input[type=submit]\').attr(\'disabled\',true);

It doesn\'t have to be cross-browser compatible; a s

Answer 1

Have you tried

document.getElementsByTagName("input");

then you could interrogate the DOM to find your submit button. getElementsByTagName reference

A full sample

window.onload = function(e) {
    var forms = document.getElementsByTagName('form');
    for (var i = 0; i < forms.length; i++) {
        var input = forms[i].getElementsByTagName('input');
        for (var y = 0; y < input.length; y++) {
            if (input[y].type == 'submit') {
                input[y].disabled = 'disabled';
            }
        }

    }
}