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Input checked attribute not working after confirm dialog cancel

I have a checkbox that when unchecked I want to confirm that the user intended to do so.
I am listening to the on.change event and use confirm() for the dialog. If the user clicks "Cancel" I have code to reset the checkbox. However, it is not obeying it. The 'checked="checked"' attribute is placed there as expected, but it does not appear as checked.
Here's a JSFiddle illustrating it:
https://jsfiddle.net/0tvzLbgk/9/
Below is the code.
$('#box').on('change', 'input', function() {
var $me = $(this);
if (this.checked) {
// Item has been checked, do nothing
}
else {
// Item has been unchecked
// Make sure it was not an accident
var confirmReset = confirm("Reset checkbox?");
if (confirmReset == true) {
// Okay, reset
}
else {
// Mistake, mark as checked again
$me.attr('checked', 'checked');
}
}
});
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id="box">
<input type="checkbox" />
</div>
Does anyone know why it's not following the checked attribute?

use .prop not .attr
$me.prop('checked', true);

Use prop() insead of attr() since you need to change the property here not the attribute :
$me.prop('checked', 'checked');
Hope this helps.
( Take a look to .prop() vs .attr() )
$('#box').on('change', 'input', function() {
var $me = $(this);
if (this.checked) {
// Item has been checked, do nothing
}
else {
// Item has been unchecked
// Make sure it was not an accident
var confirmReset = confirm("Reset checkbox?");
if (confirmReset == true) {
// Okay, reset
}
else {
// Mistake, mark as checked again
$me.prop('checked', 'checked');
$me.addClass('shift-input');
}
}
});
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id="box">
<input type="checkbox" />
</div>

How to disable the other items in a checkboxlist when one of them is selected using Javascript

i am using a checkbox list in a form.
i have multiple options in the checkbox list.
When one of the option is checked then other options should be disabled so that users should not be allowed to select other options.
i have done it in c# in the eventhandler but i cannot use postback anymore
how can we do this in javascript or jquery
foreach (ListItem li in chk_mycheckbox.Items)
{
if ((!(li.Text.ToString().Contains("Unknown"))))
{
li.Enabled = false;
}
}

Might you actually want a set of radio buttons instead.
e.g.
<li><input type="radio" name="gender" value="male">Male</li>
<li><input type="radio" name="gender" value="female">Female</li>
As it will enforce only one selection.
However, in your current scenario you could use the following lines to loop over the checkboxes and disable any that are not selected. (this is using jquery 1.6+)
$('input[type=checkbox]').each(function () {
if(!$(this).is(':checked')){
//if not checked
$(this).prop('disabled', true);
}
});
Following on from your comment.
Give the tick boxes that should disable the others an extra class e.g. "single-selection". Then your code can look something like this:
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#formId input.single-selection').on('click', function (e) {
var selectedCheckbox = $(this);
if(selectedCheckbox.is(':checked')){
$('#formId input[type=checkbox]').each(function () {
if(selectedCheckbox[0] != $(this)[0]){
//if not selected checkbox
$(this).prop('disabled', true);
$(this).attr('checked', false);
}
});
}else{
$('#formId input[type=checkbox]').prop('disabled', false);
}
});
});
I've not tested it, but I believe this is what you need. Just replace the ids and classes with what you're using.

Assuming you want the other options to become enabled if the user deselects the selected option, you could try this code. The code assumes that your form has an ID of 'form1'
$('#form1 input').on('click',function(evt){
var clickedEl = evt.target;
if(clickedEl.checked){
$('#form1 input').each(function(){
$(this).attr('disabled',true);
});
$(clickedEl).attr('disabled',false);
}
else{
$('#form1 input').each(function(){
$(this).attr('disabled',false);
});
}
});
Note that in jquery, the each function allows you to pass it a function that will be called on each element matched by the selector.
Here is a jsfiddle with the code working: http://jsfiddle.net/vvt5g/

Agree with Andrew's answer, that is the functionality of radio buttons.
In any way, going further, you will need to also control if the user has unchecked the checkbox.
Given a list of checkboxes as:
<input type='checkbox' >A
<input type='checkbox' >B
<input type='checkbox' >C
<input type='checkbox' >D
The script part could work like this:
<script>
var checked = false; //will save current state of checkboxes
$('input:checkbox').click(function(){
//if one was checked and then unchecked will enable all and return
if(checked)
{
$('input:checkbox').each(function(){
$(this).prop('disabled', false);
});
checked = false;
return;
}
//if none was checked before, disable the rest
$('input:checkbox').each(function(){
if(!$(this).is(':checked')){
$(this).prop('disabled', true);
}
else
checked = true;
});
});
</script>
FIDDLE

I have created a JsFiddle for you:
http://jsfiddle.net/jK4NE/
In short, I added a class myCheckBox on each checkBox and added the below jQuery code on Click:
$('.myCheckBox').click(function(){
var currentId = $(this).attr('id');
$('.myCheckBox').each(function(){
if($(this).attr('id') != currentId){
$(this).attr("checked", false);
}
});
});
If you have checkBoxes under a particular ID then you can target the same by using
#YourID input:checkbox
Example:
$('#YourID input:checkbox').click(function(){
var currentId = $(this).attr('id');
$('#YourID input:checkbox').each(function(){
if($(this).attr('id') != currentId){
$(this).attr("checked", false);
}
});
});

try this
HTML:
<ul>
<li><input type="checkbox" name="gender" value="male">Male</li>
<li><input type="checkbox" name="gender" value="female">Female</li>
</ul>
jQuery Code
$('input').change(function(){
if( $(this).prop('checked') ){
$(this).parent().parent().find('input').prop('disabled', true);
$(this).prop('disabled', false);
}
});
Demo

This is how you do
$(document).ready(function () {
var checked = false;
$('#<%=lstExposureValue.ClientID%> input:checkbox').click(function () {
var currentIdone = 'Unknown';
var currentId = $(this).next().html();
if (currentId == currentIdone) {
if (checked) {
$("#<%=lstExposureValue.ClientID%> input").removeAttr('disabled');
checked = false;
return;
}
else {
$("#<%=lstExposureValue.ClientID%> input").attr('checked', false);
$(this).attr('checked', true);
$('#<%=lstExposureValue.ClientID%> input:not(:checked)').attr('disabled', 'disabled');
checked = true;
}
}
});
});

How to stop event bubbling in jquery?

I'm using some JQ stuff on check box, even if the parent div is clicked. I am toggling the value of check box. Clicking on div is working perfectly but when you click on checkbox the function is called twice. Is there any way to solve this problem? following is my code(Fiddle)
HTML:
<div class="check-unit">
<input type="checkbox" class="check" />
<p class="brandList">Model</p>
</div>
JQ:
$('.check').on('change',function(e){
e.stopImmediatePropagation();
if($(this).is(':checked')){
console.log("checked");
}else{
console.log("unchecked");
}
});
$('.check-unit').on('click',function(e){
var checkbox = $(this).children('.check'),
chhhk= checkbox.attr('checked') ? false : true;
checkbox.attr('checked',chhhk);
$(this).children('.check').change();
});
I've seen eventbubbling problem on stackoverflow, but still confused how to do this. FIDDLE

Only execute the callback on the parent element if the target is not the input
$('.check').on('change',function(e){
if(this.checked){
console.log("checked");
}else{
console.log("unchecked");
}
});
$('.check-unit').on('click',function(e){
if ( ! $(e.target).hasClass('check')) {
$(this).children('.check').prop('checked', function(_,state) {
return !state;
}).trigger('change');
}
});
FIDDLE
As a sidenote, this is what label elements are for!

You need to use .prop() instead of .attr() to set the checked property.
$('.check').on('change', function (e) {
if (this.checked) {
console.log("checked");
} else {
console.log("unchecked");
}
}).click(function (e) {
//prevent clicks in the checksboxes from bubbling up otherwise when you click on the checkbox the state will get toggled again the event will be bubbled to check-unit which will again toggle the state negating the click
e.stopPropagation()
});
$('.check-unit').on('click', function () {
var checkbox = $(this).children('.check'),
//use .is() and checked-selector to check whether the checkbox is checked
chhhk = checkbox.is(':checked');
//use .prop() instead of .attr() & toggle the checked state
checkbox.prop('checked', !chhhk).change();
});
Demo: Fiddle

You can check if you are clicking the checkbox before changing.
$('.check-unit').on('click', function (e) {
if (!($(e.target).hasClass('check'))) {
var checkbox = $(this).children('.check'),
chhhk = checkbox.prop('checked');
checkbox.prop('checked', !chhhk).change();
}
});
Also note that the code is using prop instead of attr because when you are using boolean attribute values you should use .prop()
DEMO

hide div when no checkbox is checked

I am trying to show hidden text if at least one checkbox is checked and hide it if none are checked. I have a multiple checkboxes.The hidden text isn't showing when I check the checkooxes. Any help?
Here is fiddle http://jsfiddle.net/HDGJ9/1/
<input type="checkbox" name="ch[]">
<input type="checkbox" name="ch[]">
<input type="checkbox" name="ch[]">
<input type="checkbox" name="ch[]">
<div class="txt" style="display:none">
if($('input[name="ch[]"]').is(':checked'))
$(".txt").show(); // checked
else
$(".txt").hide(); // unchecked

Enclose/wrap your code with event handler like
$('input[name="ch[]"]').on('change', function () {
//your code
});
JSFiddle

You can just check the length of checked checkboxes...
var $checkboxes = $(':checkbox');
$checkboxes.on('change', function(){
$('.txt').toggle( $checkboxes.filter(':checked').length > 0 );
});

Nothing is executing your javascript code. There are many ways to execute, and also many ways to achieve the result you want. You can assign it to a click or change event like so:
$("input[name='ch[]']").click(function() {
if($('input[name="ch[]"]').is(':checked'))
$(".txt").show(); // checked
else
$(".txt").hide(); // unchecked
});
Here is an updated fiddle that checks your function everytime you click.

In your code, the test for checked/unchecked boxes occurs only once, when the page loads. You should run this check every time the value of any of the checkboxes changes. Something like
function refresh() {
if ($('input[name="ch[]"]').is(':checked')) {
$(".txt").show(); // checked
} else {
$(".txt").hide(); // unchecked
}
}
$('input:checkbox').change(refresh);
JSFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/MHB8q/1/

You are selecting all four checkbox elements here, you need to only select one that is checked, and see if you get a result:
if($('input[name="ch[]"]').filter(':checked').length){
$(".txt").show(); // checked
} else {
$(".txt").hide(); // unchecked
}

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/HDGJ9/10/
$('input[name="ch[]"]').on('change', function() {
if ($(this).is(':checked')) {
$('.txt').css('display', 'block');
}
else {
var checked = false;
$('input[name="ch[]"]').each(function(i, el) {
if ($(el).is(':checked')) checked = true;
});
if (!checked) $('.txt').css('display', 'none');
}
});

Version with the least amount of event handlers:
$(document).on("change", ":checkbox", function(){
var isAtLeastOneCheckboxChecked = $(':checkbox').filter(":checked").length > 0;
if (isAtLeastOneCheckboxChecked)
$('.txt').show();
else
$('.txt').hide();
});
Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/3d79N/

jquery select all checkboxes

I have a series of checkboxes that are loaded 100 at a time via ajax.
I need this jquery to allow me to have a button when pushed check all on screen. If more are loaded, and the button is pressed, to perhaps toggle all off, then pressed again toggle all back on.
This is what i have, obviously its not working for me.
$(function () {
$('#selectall').click(function () {
$('#friendslist').find(':checkbox').attr('checked', this.checked);
});
});
The button is #selectall, the check boxes are class .tf, and they all reside in a parent div called #check, inside a div called #friend, inside a div called #friendslist
Example:
<div id='friendslist'>
<div id='friend'>
<div id='check'>
<input type='checkbox' class='tf' name='hurr' value='durr1'>
</div>
</div>
<div id='friend'>
<div id='check'>
<input type='checkbox' class='tf' name='hurr' value='durr2'>
</div>
</div>
<div id='friend'>
<div id='check'>
<input type='checkbox' class='tf' name='hurr' value='durr3'>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<input type='button' id='selectall' value="Select All">

I know I'm revisiting an old thread, but this page shows up as one of the top results in Google when this question is asked. I am revisiting this because in jQuery 1.6 and above, prop() should be used for "checked" status instead of attr() with true or false being passed. More info here.
For example, Henrick's code should now be:
$(function () {
$('#selectall').toggle(
function() {
$('#friendslist .tf').prop('checked', true);
},
function() {
$('#friendslist .tf').prop('checked', false);
}
);
});

$('#friendslist .tf')
this selector will suit your needs

Use the jquery toggle function. Then you can also perform whatever other changes you may want to do along with those changes... such as changing the value of the button to say "check all" or "uncheck all".
$(function () {
$('#selectall').toggle(
function() {
$('#friendslist .tf').attr('checked', 'checked');
},
function() {
$('#friendslist .tf').attr('checked', '');
}
);
});

A very simple check/uncheck all without the need of loop
<input type="checkbox" id="checkAll" /> Check / Uncheck All
<input type="checkbox" class="chk" value="option1" /> Option 1
<input type="checkbox" class="chk" value="option2" /> Option 2
<input type="checkbox" class="chk" value="option3" /> Option 3
And the javascript (jQuery) accounting for "undefined" on checkbox value
** UPDATE - using .prop() **
$("#checkAll").change(function(){
var status = $(this).is(":checked") ? true : false;
$(".chk").prop("checked",status);
});
** Previous Suggestion - may not work **
$("#checkAll").change(function(){
var status = $(this).attr("checked") ? "checked" : false;
$(".chk").attr("checked",status);
});
OR with the suggestion from the next post using .prop() combined into a single line
$("#checkAll").change(function(){
$(".chk").attr("checked",$(this).prop("checked"));
});

This is how I toggle checkboxes
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#Togglebutton').click(function() {
$('.checkBoxes').each(function() {
$(this).attr('checked',!$(this).attr('checked'));
});
});
});

maybe try this:
$(function () {
$('#selectall').click(function () {
$('#friendslist .tf').attr('checked', this.checked);
});
});

<div class="control-group">
<input type="checkbox" class="selAllChksInGroup"> All
<input type="checkbox" value="NE"> Nebraska
<input type="checkbox" value="FL"> Florida
</div>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("input[type=checkbox].selAllChksInGroup").on("click.chkAll", function( event ){
$(this).parents('.control-group:eq(0)').find(':checkbox').prop('checked', this.checked);
});
});

I could not get this last example to work for me. The correct way to query the state of the checkbox is apparently :
var status = $(this).prop("checked");
and not
var status = $(this).attr("checked") ? "checked" : false;
as above.
See jQuery receiving checkbox status

It works for me (IE, Safari, Firefox) by just changing your this.checked to 'checked'.
$(function() {
$('#selectall').click(function() {
$('#friendslist').find(':checkbox').attr('checked', 'checked');
});
});

You may try this:
$(function () {
$('#selectall').click(function () {
$('#friendslist input:checkbox').attr('checked', checked_status);
});
});
//checked_status=true/false -as the case may be, or set it via a variable

assuming #selectall is a checkbox itself whose state you want copied to all the other checkboxes?
$(function () {
$('#selectall').click(function () {
$('#friendslist input:checkbox').attr('checked', $(this).attr('checked'));
});
});

try this
var checkAll = function(){
var check_all = arguments[0];
var child_class = arguments[1];
if(arguments.length>2){
var uncheck_all = arguments[2];
$('#'+check_all).click(function (){
$('.'+child_class).attr('checked', true);
});
$('#'+uncheck_all).click(function (){
$('.'+child_class).attr('checked', false);
});
$('.'+child_class).click(function (){
var checkall_checked = true;
$('.'+child_class).each(function(){
if($(this).attr('checked')!=true){
checkall_checked = false;
}
});
if(checkall_checked == true){
$('#'+check_all).attr('checked', true);
$('#'+uncheck_all).attr('checked', false);
}else{
$('#'+check_all).attr('checked', false);
$('#'+uncheck_all).attr('checked', true);
}
});
}else{
$('#'+check_all).click(function (){
$('.'+child_class).attr('checked', $(this).attr('checked'));
});
$('.'+child_class).click(function (){
var checkall_checked = true;
$('.'+child_class).each(function(){
if($(this).attr('checked')!=true){
checkall_checked = false;
}
});
$('#'+check_all).attr('checked', checkall_checked);
});
}
};
To "check all" and "uncheck all" is same checkbox
checkAll("checkall_id", "child_checkboxes_class_name");
To "check all" and "uncheck all" is separate checkbox
checkAll("checkall_id", "child_checkboxes_class_name", "uncheckall_id");

Here is how I achieved it.
function SelectAllCheckBoxes();
{
$('#divSrchResults').find(':checkbox').attr('checked', $('#chkPrint').is(":checked"));
}
The following fires the above line.
<input type=checkbox id=chkPrint onclick='SelectAllCheckBoxes();' />
On the click of chkPrint , every checkbox in the grid divSrchResults' is either checked or unchecked depending on the status of chkPrint.
Of course, if you need advanced functions like unchecking the titled checkbox when every other checkbox has been unchecked, you need to write another function for this.

I created a function that I use on all projects. This is just the initial draft, but maybe it will help:
Function:
function selectAll(wrapperAll, wrapperInputs) {
var selectAll = wrapperAll.find('input');
var allInputs = wrapperInputs.find('input');
console.log('Checked inputs = ' + allInputs.filter(':not(:checked)').length);
function checkitems(allInputs) {
//If all items checked
if (allInputs.filter(':not(:checked)').length === 0) {
console.log('Function: checkItems: All items checked');
selectAll.attr('checked', true);
} else {
console.log('Function: checkItems: Else all items checked');
selectAll.attr('checked', false);
}
}
checkitems(allInputs);
allInputs.on('change', function () {
checkitems(allInputs)
});
selectAll.on('change', function () {
if (this.checked) {
console.log('This checkbox is checked');
wrapperInputs.find(':checkbox').attr('checked', true);
} else {
console.log('This checkbox is NOT checked');
wrapperInputs.find(':checkbox').attr('checked', false);
}
});
}
It accepts the 2 parameters where the inputs are wrapped into and you cand use-it like this:
$(function () {
var wrapperAll = $('.selectallinput');
var wrapperInputs = $('.inputs');
selectAll(wrapperAll, wrapperInputs);
});
See demo: http://jsfiddle.net/cHD9z/

So "checked" is a crappy attribute; in many browsers it doesn't work as expected :-( Try doing:
$('#friendslist').find(':checkbox')
.attr('checked', this.checked)
.attr('defaultChecked', this.checked);
I know setting "defaultChecked" doesn't make any sense, but try it and see if it helps.

<input type="checkbox" onclick="toggleChecked(this.checked)"> Select / Deselect All
Now here are two versions of the toggleChecked function dependent on the semantics of your document. The only real difference is the jQuery selector for your list checkboxes:
1: All checkboxes have a class of “checkbox” (<input type=”checkbox” class=”checkbox” />)
function toggleChecked(status) {
$(".checkbox").each( function() {
$(this).attr("checked",status);
})
}
2: All the checkboxes are contained within a div with an arbitary id:
<div id="checkboxes">
<input type="checkbox" />
<input type="checkbox" />
<input type="checkbox" />
</div>
In this case the function would look like this:
function toggleChecked(status) {
$("#checkboxes input").each( function() {
$(this).attr("checked",status);
})
Have fun!

This may work for both (checked/unchecked) selectall situations:
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#selectall').click(function () {
$("#friendslist .tf").attr("checked",function(){return $(this).attr("checked") ? false : true;});
});
});

The currently accepted answer won't work for jQuery 1.9+. The event handling aspect of the (rather heavily) overloaded .toggle() function was removed in that version, which means that attempting to call .toggle(function, function) will instead just toggle the display state of your element.
I'd suggest doing something like this instead:
$(function() {
var selectAll = $('#selectall');
selectAll.on('click', function(e) {
var checked = !(selectAll.data('checked') || false);
$('#friendslist .tf').prop('checked', checked);
selectAll.data('checked', checked);
});
});
That uses a regular click event handler, plus a data attribute to track the "toggled" status and invert it with each click.

Here's a basic jQuery plugin I wrote that selects all checkboxes on the page, except the checkbox/element that is to be used as the toggle. This, of course, could be amended to suit your needs:
(function($) {
// Checkbox toggle function for selecting all checkboxes on the page
$.fn.toggleCheckboxes = function() {
// Get all checkbox elements
checkboxes = $(':checkbox').not(this);
// Check if the checkboxes are checked/unchecked and if so uncheck/check them
if(this.is(':checked')) {
checkboxes.prop('checked', true);
} else {
checkboxes.prop('checked', false);
}
}
}(jQuery));
Then simply call the function on your checkbox or button element:
// Check all checkboxes
$('.check-all').change(function() {
$(this).toggleCheckboxes();
});
As you are adding and removing more checkboxes via AJAX, you may want to use this instead of .change():
// Check all checkboxes
$(document).on('change', '.check-all', function() {
$(this).toggleCheckboxes();
});