title: Determine if Checkbox is Checked using jQuery
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/901712/check-checkbox-checked-property-using-jquery">Check checkbox checked property using jQuery</a>  </p>
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  <p>What is the correct way of accessing a checkbox to check if it's checked?  Is it necessary to first check if that element exists in the DOM and then see if is checked or not?</p>