disable all form elements inside div
Solution 1:
Try using the :input selector, along with a parent selector:
$("#parent-selector :input").attr("disabled", true);
Solution 2:
$('#mydiv').find('input, textarea, button, select').attr('disabled','disabled');
Solution 3:
For jquery 1.6+, use .prop() instead of .attr(),
$("#parent-selector :input").prop("disabled", true);
or
$("#parent-selector :input").attr("disabled", "disabled");