Javascript to check whether a checkbox is being checked or unchecked

Question

I have a javascript routine that is performing actions on a group of checkboxes, but the final action I want to set the clicked checkbox to checked or unchecked based on if

Answer 1

function CHeck(){
    var ChkBox = document.getElementById("CheckBox1");
    alert(ChkBox.Checked);
}

<asp:CheckBox ID="CheckBox1" runat="server" onclick="CHeck()" />

Answer 2

I am not sure what the problem is, but I am pretty sure this will fix it.

for (i=0; i<arrChecks.length; i++)
    {
        var attribute = arrChecks[i].getAttribute("xid")
        if (attribute == elementName)
        {
            if (arrChecks[i].checked == 0)  
            {
                arrChecks[i].checked = 1;
            } else {
                arrChecks[i].checked = 0;
            }

        } else {
            arrChecks[i].checked = 0;
        }
    }

Answer 3

The value attribute of a checkbox is what you set by:

<input type='checkbox' name='test' value='1'>

So when someone checks that box, the server receives a variable named test with a value of 1 - what you want to check for is not the value of it (which will never change, whether it is checked or not) but the checked status of the checkbox.

So, if you replace this code:

if (arrChecks[i].value == "on") 
{
    arrChecks[i].checked = 1;
} else {
    arrChecks[i].checked = 0;
}

With this:

arrChecks[i].checked = !arrChecks[i].checked;

It should work. You should use true and false instead of 0 and 1 for this.

Answer 4

To toggle a checkbox or you can use

element.checked = !element.checked;

so you could use

if (attribute == elementName)
{
    arrChecks[i].checked = !arrChecks[i].checked;
} else {
    arrChecks[i].checked = false;
}

Answer 5

function enter_comment(super_id) {
    if (!(document.getElementById(super_id).checked)) {
        alert('selected checkbox is unchecked now')
    } else {
        alert('selected checkbox is checked now');
    }
}

<input type="checkbox" name="a" id="1" value="1" onclick="enter_comment(this.value)" />

<input type="checkbox" name="b" id="2" value="2" onclick="enter_comment(this.value)" />

Answer 6

You should be evaluating against the checked property of the checkbox element.

for (i=0; i<arrChecks.length; i++)
{
    var attribute = arrChecks[i].getAttribute("xid")
    if (attribute == elementName)
    {
        // if the current state is checked, unchecked and vice-versa
        if (arrChecks[i].checked)
        {
            arrChecks[i].checked = false;
        } else {
            arrChecks[i].checked = true;
        }

    } else {
        arrChecks[i].checked = false;
    }
}