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JavaScript

Posted by Zailey Walls
Zailey Walls
5,427 Points

How do I check if a checkbox is checked using pure javascript?

<input type="checkbox"> My Todo

// check if checkbox is checked...

1 Answer

jag
jag
18,266 Points
jag
jag
18,266 Points 
var x = document.getElementById('box').checked;

console.log(x)

This will return true or false.