I have a plugin here that makes it easy to copy the attributes: http://plugins.jquery.com/project/getAttributes
I just tested it on a checkbox in FF2/3 and Chrome, and I create a checkbox with the copied attributes and append to the DOM, and the checkbox is checked (you also get the checkbox if you use the :checked selector, so jQuery sees the checked status). Interestingly though, when you view the checkbox in Firebug the checked attribute is missing, as in your example. On Mar 19, 9:12 am, Muhammad Zaheer Asghar <zaheerasghar...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://lattestphones.blogspot.com/ > > http://latesttechnologyblog.blogspot.com/ > > http://home-safety-tips.blogspot.com/ > > On 3/18/09, Greg Kass <greg.k...@ardishealth.com> wrote: > > > > > I have the following code (this is a minimized version of the actual code > > to demonstrate what is happening). The code inserts form fields from data > > contained in an object: > > > jQuery(document).ready(function() { > > var fieldName = "optin"; > > var attrib = { > > "type":"checkbox", "className":"checked", > > "checked":"checked", "value":"1", "name":"promo-optin", "id":"promo-optin" > > } > > var inputType = attrib.type; > > var inputHTML = > > (inputType==="select")?"<select></select>":"<input type='"+inputType+"' />"; > > > inputHTML = > > jQuery("<div>"+inputHTML+"</div>").find("input,select").each(function(){ > > jQuery(this).attr("id",fieldName); > > for (x in attrib) { > > if (x!=="type") { > > jQuery(this).attr(x,attrib[x]); > > } > > } > > }).end().html(); > > jQuery("body").append(inputHTML); > > }) > > > Every attribute in the attrib object is added to the input tag correctly in > > IE6. In FF2, Safari, and Chrome, the "checked" attribute is not added to > > the tag, and therefore the checkbox is not checked. (I haven't bothered to > > check IE7 and FF3 yet) Here is the actual tag from FF, retrieved via > > Firebug: > > > <input type="checkbox" id="promo-optin" class="checked" value="1" > > name="promo-optin"/> > > > Changing the value of "checked" from "checked" to true or "true" doesn't > > make a difference, either. How do I get the checked attribute to add > > properly?
