How can I check whether a radio button is selected with JavaScript?

Question

I have two radio buttons within an HTML form. A dialog box appears when one of the fields is null. How can I check whether a radio button is selected?

Answer 1

Give radio buttons, same name but different IDs.

var verified1 = $('#SOME_ELEMENT1').val();
var verified2 = $('#SOME_ELEMENT2').val();
var final_answer = null;
if( $('#SOME_ELEMENT1').attr('checked') == 'checked' ){
  //condition
  final_answer = verified1;
}
else
{
  if($('#SOME_ELEMENT2').attr('checked') == 'checked'){
    //condition
    final_answer = verified2;
   }
   else
   {
     return false;
   }
}