disable jquery-chosen dropdown

Answer 1

$(document).ready(function () {
    $("#foobar").chosen().on('chosen:showing_dropdown',function() {
            $('.chosen-select').attr('disabled', true).trigger('chosen:updated');
            $('.chosen-select').attr('disabled', false).trigger('chosen:updated');
            $('.search-choice-close').hide();
    });
    $('.search-choice-close').hide();
});