How to set default checkbox status with javascript?
javascript, jquery
Solution
To change checkbox state try this:
document.getElementById("RememberMe").checked = true;
If you need to change the value of checkbox as an `input` element use:
document.getElementById("RememberMe").value = "New Value";
However, you can set default value and state in HTML markup:
<input id="RememberMe" name="RememberMe" type="checkbox" value="The Value" checked="checked" />
Problem
I am used to doing this in jQuery ``` $('#RememberMe').attr('checked', true); ``` but I can't remember how to do it in Javascript I thought that ``` document.getElementById("RememberMe").value = "True"; ``` would work, but it doesn't, it changes the value but does not create the visual check on the html. I am trying to set the checkbox to on by default. here is the html ``` <input id="RememberMe" name="RememberMe" type="checkbox" value="false" /> ```