Sets or retrieves the state of the check box or radio button.
Syntax
| HTML | N/A |
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| Scripting | object.defaultChecked [ = bChecked ] |
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Possible Values
| bChecked | Boolean that
specifies or receives one of the following values.| true | Default. Check box or radio button is selected by default. | | false | Check box or radio button is not selected by default. |
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The property is read/write.
The property has a default value of
true.
Remarks
The property can be changed programmatically, but doing so has no effect on the appearance of the check box or radio button or on how forms are submitted.
Standards Information
property is defined in
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 
.
Applies To
See Also
checked
