Re: [jQuery] Form fields: bug or request

2006-09-05 Thread David Duymelinck
A checkbox or a radiobox value is commonly used to determine if a value should be stored or not, therefore the value of a check/radio box is static and has nothing to do with the state of the checkbox. This is just to clarify what the common understanding is . I like to know the reason behind

Re: [jQuery] Form fields: bug or request

2006-09-04 Thread Dylan Verheul
OK, I'll do it like that then. Thanks for the response. On 9/5/06, John Resig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's not my understanding as to how checkbox values work. If you > really want to uncheck a checkbox, you have to remove the checked > attribute - changing the value does /not/ have the sam

Re: [jQuery] Form fields: bug or request

2006-09-04 Thread John Resig
That's not my understanding as to how checkbox values work. If you really want to uncheck a checkbox, you have to remove the checked attribute - changing the value does /not/ have the same effect. So, to uncheck it you could do: $("#foo").removeAttr("checked"); --John On 9/5/06, Dylan Verheul <[

Re: [jQuery] Form fields: bug or request

2006-09-04 Thread Klaus Hartl
Dylan Verheul schrieb: > I have a checkbox like this > > > > I would expect this code to uncheck it: > $("#foo").val(0); // any value != 1 should uncheck it > and this code to check it > $("#foo").val(1); > > It doesn't. > > The value attribute of a checkbox is imho not dynamic like a texbox

[jQuery] Form fields: bug or request

2006-09-04 Thread Dylan Verheul
I have a checkbox like this I would expect this code to uncheck it: $("#foo").val(0); // any value != 1 should uncheck it and this code to check it $("#foo").val(1); It doesn't. The value attribute of a checkbox is imho not dynamic like a texbox's, but static, and can only be toggled to on or