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JavaScript

Posted by Genghua Li
Genghua Li
2,072 Points

Testing for 'checked' values using JQuery

Code Challenge Instructions:

In jQuery add the attribute of 'checked' with the value of 'checked' to the input with the id of 'accept'

My questions is as the title asked. It is a quiz problem on jquery. I want to know why my code does not work. My code is:$("input, accept").attr("checked",true);

2 Answers

Christiaan Gieles
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Christiaan Gieles
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Christiaan Gieles
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Christiaan Gieles
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 3,835 Points 
$("#accept").attr("checked","checked");

Selector to select the ID that is 'accept', then the 'attr' to add the attribute of 'checked' and the value of 'checked'.

Boolean, afaik, works with attribute as the first "value" within the brackets, then the value as the second "value".

Sorry, if that was too hard to understand.

Casey Ydenberg
Casey Ydenberg
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Casey Ydenberg
Casey Ydenberg
15,622 Points

I always forget how .attr works for "boolean" attributes ...

BUT I think your selector is wrong. Input with the ID of "accept" would be $('input#accept') or just $('#accept')