javascript onclick remove single checkbox

Question

Now I'm sure this is super easy, I have a function called "remove_deposit" which I want it to make the checkbox false if it's true. But I can't seem to get it to work..

function remove_deposit() {
    if(document.getElementById('deposit').checked == true) {
     document.getElementById('deposit').checked == false;
    };
};

Am I at least on the right track?? lol

Answer 1

function remove_deposit() {
    if(document.getElementById('deposit').checked == true) {
        document.getElementById('deposit').checked = false;
    };
};

You were doing a comparison instead of simply setting the checked attribute to false.

Answer 2

Ok so now I feel stupid.. lol thank you everyone for helping me out, am still new to javascript :) Damn that double equal sign :S

Answer 3

You have an small error in your code sample on line 3. You've used a double equals ==

It should read:

document.getElementById('deposit').checked = false;