How to detect check box clicks

Question

When a page loads, there is a lot of formatting done to check boxes and elements are created. How do you detect a click on one of these as a class on the input is not detected due to the input being hidden.

SemiColonWeb · Accepted Answer

Hello,

This can be handled by the Default jQuery change event: https://api.jquery.com/change/ . Example:

$( "input[type='checkbox']" ).change(function() {
	// your functions here
});

Hope this Helps!

Let us know if we can help you with anything else or if you find any further issues.

jfoxworth · Answer

I have tried this a million different ways and can't get it to work. The input is entered in html as ... Show Dimensions Once it is formatted, it looks…

Semicolon Web · Answer

Hello,

Thanks for your Patience and Apologies about the Inconveniences caused!

We dug a little bit more into this and this is the code you will need to use for recording events for the Bootstrap Switch:

$( "input[type='checkbox']" ).on( 'switchChange.bootstrapSwitch', function() {
	// your functions here
	alert('Value Changed!');
});

This will definitely work fine. Hope this Helps!

Let us know if we can help you with anything else or if you find any further issues.