jQuery checkbox event handling

Question

I have the following:

<form id="myform">
   <input type="checkbox" name="check1" value="check1">
   <input type="checkbox" name="check2" value="check2">
</form>

How do I use jQuery to capture any check event occuring in myform and tell which checkbox was toggled (and know if it was toggled on or off)?

Answer 1

$('#myform :checkbox').change(function() {
    // this will contain a reference to the checkbox   
    if (this.checked) {
        // the checkbox is now checked 
    } else {
        // the checkbox is now no longer checked
    }
});