Check if checkbox input is checked using jQuery
Written by Saran on July 20, 2015, Updated July 20, 2016JQUERY
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//traditional way, before jQuery 1.6
var is_checked = $('#mycheckbox').attr("checked");
if(is_checked == "checked"){
//do stuff
}jQuery 1.6+
Those of you using jQuery 1.6+, you can use .prop() method instead to find-out checkbox state, which returns true or false.JQUERY
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var is_checked = $('#mycheckbox').prop('checked');
if(is_checked){
//do something
}