:checkbox Selector

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checkbox selector

Description: Selects all elements of type checkbox.

  • version added: 1.0jQuery( ":checkbox" )

$( ":checkbox" ) is equivalent to $( "[type=checkbox]" ). As with other pseudo-class selectors (those that begin with a ":") it is recommended to precede it with a tag name or some other selector; otherwise, the universal selector ("*") is implied. In other words, the bare $(':checkbox') is equivalent to $( "*:checkbox" ), so $( "input:checkbox" ) should be used instead.

Additional Notes:

  • Because :checkbox is a jQuery extension and not part of the CSS specification, queries using :checkbox cannot take advantage of the performance boost provided by the native DOM querySelectorAll() method. For better performance in modern browsers, use [type="checkbox"] instead.

Example:

Finds all checkbox inputs.

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<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <title>checkbox demo</title>
 <style>
 textarea {
 height: 25px;
 }
 </style>
 <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
 
<form>
 <input type="button" value="Input Button">
 <input type="checkbox">
 
 <input type="checkbox">
 <input type="file">
 <input type="hidden">
 
 <input type="image">
 <input type="password">
 <input type="radio">
 
 <input type="reset">
 <input type="submit">
 <input type="text">
 
 <select>
 <option>Option</option>
 </select>
 
 <textarea></textarea>
 <button>Button</button>
</form>
 
<div></div>
 
<script>
var input = $( "form input:checkbox" )
 .wrap( "<span></span>" )
 .parent()
 .css({
 background: "yellow",
 border: "3px red solid"
 });
 
$( "div" )
 .text( "For this type jQuery found " + input.length + "." )
 .css( "color", "red" );
 
// Prevent the form from submitting
$( "form" ).on( "submit", function( event ) {
 event.preventDefault();
} );
</script>
 
</body>
</html>

Demo: