Is there a particular reason you couldn't use classes to do this? Instead of the markup you provided, something like:
<input type="checkbox" value="EventAcceleratedOptionVesting" id="chkEventAcceleratedOptionVesting" class="chkEvent" /> <input type="checkbox" value="AccountingChanges" id="chkEventAccountingChanges" class="chkEvent" /> Then: // Use the :checkbox instead of the old method you're using $(':checkbox.chkEvent').each(funciton(){ var el = $(this); el.attr('checked', el.is(':checked') ? '' : 'checked'); }) Would do what you're asking. If you insist on doing it with the IDs, you can always just substr: if ($(this).attr('id').substr(0, 8) == 'chkEvent') ... But this method is far less efficient, and you'll be double-looping through the tree section (once for jQuery to build an indiscriminate collection of the nodes, then once again by your code to discriminate the nodes and apply the check/uncheck effect) On Jun 30, 12:38 pm, "evanbu...@gmail.com" <evanbu...@gmail.com> wrote: > I want to check all of my checkboxes in my form that have an id that > begins with 'chkEvent'. Thanks > > <script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript"> > $(document).ready(function() { > $("#toggleEvents").click(function(event){ > $('inp...@type=checkbox]').each( function() { > > // Begin this is where I am lost > if($(this).id()=='chkEvent*') > // End this where I am lost > this.checked = !this.checked; > }); > });}); > > </script> > > <a href="#" id="toggleEvents">Toggle Events</a> > > <form method="post" action=""> > <input type="checkbox" value="EventAcceleratedOptionVesting" > id="chkEventAcceleratedOptionVesting" /> > <input type="checkbox" value="AccountingChanges" > id="chkEventAccountingChanges" /> > <input type="checkbox" value="AnnualMeetingChanged" > id="chkEventAnnualMeetingChanged" /> > <input type="checkbox" value="AssetSalePurchase" > id="chkEventAssetSalePurchase" /> > <input type="checkbox" value="AuditorChange" > id="chkEventAuditorChange" /> > </form>