IsEnabled

Isenabled is a term used in software development to describe a boolean state indicating whether a component, feature, or control is currently active and interactive. It is commonly exposed as a convention for checking usability or availability within code and interfaces.

In code, isEnabled is typically implemented as a method named isEnabled() or as a property such as is_enabled in Python or enabled in other languages. The method returns true when the item is usable and false when it is not. The opposite state is commonly represented by a disabled flag or by a disabled attribute, and developers often rely on this state to govern user interaction, rendering, or workflow logic.

Contexts where isEnabled is important include user interfaces, where enabled controls can be focused and activated, and disabled ones cannot; accessibility, where the state may be exposed via attributes such as aria-disabled; forms, where input elements may be non-interactive when disabled; and configuration or feature flags, where isEnabled indicates whether a given feature is available in the current deployment or user context.

Examples: in Java, a typical pattern is public boolean isEnabled() { return enabled; }. In JavaScript, a control is considered enabled if its element.disabled is false. In Python, a class may implement def is_enabled(self): return self.enabled and not self.read_only.

Notes emphasize that isEnabled can be computed from multiple conditions, may change over time, and can trigger UI updates or events when its value changes. See also enabled state, disabled attribute, aria-disabled, and feature flags.