It was an example to show you how to get the number of selected checkbox...
If you want to integrate it with events, then you might want to do something like: $("input.myCheckbox").click(function() { var numSelected = $("input.myCheckbox:checked").length; var numLeft = 10 - parseInt(numSelected); $("#statusBox").html("You have "+numSelected+" CD's selected.<br>You have "+numLeft+" selections left."); }); On Aug 7, 11:34 am, ripcurlksm <kevin.mccorm...@cox.net> wrote: > I dont want to use an alert, I want to use ajax or some method to show how > many checkboxes are selected in REAL TIME. > > So when you select one checkbox it says on the page: > > You have 1 CD's selected. > You have 9 selections left. > > When you select a second checkbox it says on the page: > > You have 2 CD's selected. > You have 8 selections left. > -- > View this message in > context:http://www.nabble.com/count-checkboxes-selected-tp24871849s27240p2487... > Sent from the jQuery General Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com.