ok guys i got this working just fine but am having an issue say supposing user submits the form thought the checkbox field stays checked but the disabled input field datepicker is not disabled any more.
here is my code
if(isset($_POST['present'])){
$checked = "checked";
$rjobto1 ="Present";
}else{
$rjobto1 ="".$_POST['rjobto1']."";
}
<script type="text/javascript" >
function disableMyText(){
if(document.getElementById("present").checked == true){
document.getElementById("datepicker2").disabled = true;
}else{
document.getElementById("datepicker2").disabled = false;
}
}
</script>
<small><b><input type="checkbox" id="present" name="present" onClick="disableMyText()" <?php echo $checked;?>/> Presently Working</b></small>
<input type="text" name="rjobto1" class="form-control input-lg datepicker" id="datepicker2" placeholder="To" value="<?php if(isset($error)){ echo $rjobto1; } ?>" tabindex="2" />