[jQuery] Re: Turning a checkbox on and off

[Msemo]

Mitchell Waite wrote:
> I thought the same about checking a checkbox but "checked" is not the right
> value, you have to use true and false.
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> $(checkbox).attr("checked", true);
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> $(checkbox).attr("checked", false);
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> I have no idea why you cant do $(checkbox).attr("checked", "checked");
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> This also won't work
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> if( $(checkbox).is(":checked") ) { alert("checked"); }
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> Mitch
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> From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Ganeshji Marwaha
> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 1:54 PM
> To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com
> Subject: [jQuery] Re: Turning a checkbox on and off
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> To determine if a checkbox is checked, i would use if(
> $(checkbox).is(":checked") ) { alert("checked"); }
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> To check a checkbox, $(checkbox).attr("checked", "checked");
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> Both are untested, but let me know how it goes
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> -GTG
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> On 8/5/07, Mitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> How do you check and uncheck a checkbox from jQuery?
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> And how do you determine if a checkbox has been checked or unchecked?
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> I tried attr and css and none of them worked.
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> Thanks
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> Mitch

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