How to uncheck checkbox using jQuery Uniform library

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Upvote picture Upvote · Feb 14, 2011 · Viewed 287.3k times · Source

I have a problem with unchecking a checkbox. Have a look at my jsFiddle, where I am attempting: 

   $("#check2").attr("checked", true);

I use uniform for styling the checkbox and it simply does not work to check/uncheck the checkbox.

Any ideas?

Answer

Mr.Hunt picture Mr.Hunt · Aug 25, 2011

A simpler solution is to do this rather than using uniform:

$('#check1').prop('checked', true); // will check the checkbox with id check1
$('#check1').prop('checked', false); // will uncheck the checkbox with id check1

This will not trigger any click action defined.

You can also use:

$('#check1').click(); //

This will toggle the check/uncheck for the checkbox but this will also trigger any click action you have defined. So be careful.

EDIT: jQuery 1.6+ uses prop() not attr() for checkboxes checked value

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