create and populate with DOM a checkbox list with array values in javascript

Question

I have an array of animals ... how do I manage to create a checkbox list in javascript and fill each with a name of the animals who are in animals array and display them in

Answer 1

I hope this is what you expected.

$(document).ready(function(){
var animals=["cat","dog","pikachu","charmaner"];

$.each(animals,function(index,value){
	var checkbox="<label for="+value+">"+value+"</label><input type='checkbox' id="+value+" value="+value+" name="+value+">"
	$(".checkBoxContainer").append($(checkbox));
})

});

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="checkBoxContainer"></div>

Answer 2

Here's one way (pure JavaScript, no jQuery):

var animals = ["lion", "tigers", "bears", "squirrels"];

var myDiv = document.getElementById("cboxes");

for (var i = 0; i < animals.length; i++) {
    var checkBox = document.createElement("input");
    var label = document.createElement("label");
    checkBox.type = "checkbox";
    checkBox.value = animals[i];
    myDiv.appendChild(checkBox);
    myDiv.appendChild(label);
    label.appendChild(document.createTextNode(animals[i]));
}

https://jsfiddle.net/lemoncurry/5brxz3mk/