Get checkbox value in jQuery

To get the value of the Value attribute you can do something like this: Or if you have set a class or id for it, you can: However this will return the same value whether it is checked or not, this can be confusing as it is different to the submitted form behaviour. To check … Read more

Setting “checked” for a checkbox with jQuery

Modern jQuery Use .prop(): DOM API If you’re working with just one element, you can always just access the underlying HTMLInputElement and modify its .checked property: The benefit to using the .prop() and .attr() methods instead of this is that they will operate on all matched elements. jQuery 1.5.x and below The .prop() method is not available, so you need to use .attr(). Note that this is the … Read more