How do I check whether a checkbox is checked in jQuery?

Question

I need to check the checked property of a checkbox and perform an action based on the checked property using jQuery.

For example, if the age checkbox is

Answer 1

Use:

UDB
Prasad

$('input#abc').click(function(){
  if($(this).is(':checked'))
  {
    var checkedOne=$(this).val()
    alert(checkedOne);

    // Do some other action
  }
})

This can help if you want that the required action has to be done only when you check the box not at the time you remove the check.