How to prevent user from typing in text field without disabling the field?

Question

I tried:

$(\'input\').keyup(function() {

   $(this).attr(\'val\', \'\');

});

but it removes the entered text slightly after a letter is enter

Answer 1

if you don't want the field to look "disabled" or smth, just use this:

onkeydown="return false;"

it's basically the same that greengit and Derek said but a little shorter