jQuery: Check/uncheck a checkbox input or radio button

Last update on August 19 2022 21:51:36 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

jQuery core : Exercise-5 with Solution

Check/uncheck a checkbox input or radio button.

Sample Data :

 <body>
 <form action="">
 <input type="radio" name="sex" value="male" checked>Male<br>
 <input type="radio" name="sex" value="female">Female
 </form>
 </body>

Solution:

HTML Code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Check/uncheck a checkbox input or radio button</title>
</head>
 <body>
 <form action="">
 <input type="radio" name="sex" value="male" checked>Male<br>
 <input type="radio" name="sex" value="female">Female
 </form>
 </body>
</html>

JavaScript Code :

$('input:radio[value=female]').prop("checked", true );;

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