Check if a Checkbox is Checked in jQuery

Javascript Web Development Object Oriented Programming

To check whether a checkbox is checked in jQuery, use the concept of toggle(). Following is the code −

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initialscale=1.0">
<title>Document</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fontawesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<input type="checkbox" id="selectName"/>
<div id="txtName" style="display:none">Your name is Adam Smith</div>
<script>
   $('#selectName').click(function() {
      $("#txtName").toggle(this.checked);
   });
</script>
</body>
</html>

To run the above program, just save the file name anyName.html(index.html) and right click on the file and select the option open with live server in VS Code editor.