How to check or uncheck a checkbox with jQuery

If you are using jQuery 1.5 and below you need to use .attr(). Here it is

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To check  use  
$('.checkbox').attr('checked','checked');
 
 
To uncheck  use  
$('.checkbox').removeAttr('checked');

But if you are using jQuery 1.6+ use this code:

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To check  use  
$('.checkbox').prop('checked', true);
 
 
To uncheck  use  
$('.checkbox').prop('checked', false);

That’s it simple-smile-9452259

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