jquery select checkbox by div

Question

I'm wondering if there is a way in jQuery to check/uncheck a checkbox when someone clicks an entire div layer. Like having a massive selection area, essentially.

Any ideas?

Here is an example... I am trying to make the around the checkbox clickable to toggle the individual checkbox, pretty much.

<fieldset>
    <div>
        <input type="checkbox" id="Checkbox1" />
    </div>
    Person 1<br />
</fieldset>
<fieldset>
    <div >
        <input type="checkbox" id="Checkbox2" />
    </div>
    Person 2<br />
</fieldset>

Answer 1

Your check all checkbox:

<input type="checkbox" id="checkAll" /> Check All

And your JS code:

  $('#checkAll').click(function() {
        if($(this).attr('checked')) {
         $('input:checkbox').attr('checked', false);
        } else {
         $('input:checkbox').attr('checked', true);
        }
    });

Answer 2

$(function() {
          $('#divId').toggle(
            function(event) {
              $('input[name=foo]').attr('checked', true);
            },
            function(event) {
              $('input[name=foo]').attr('checked', false);
            }
          );
      });

Answer 3

Perhaps use the clicked div as the parent.

$(function() {
     $('#divId').toggle(
       function(event) {
         $(this).find('input').attr('checked', true);
       },
       function(event) {
         $(this).find('input').attr('checked', false);
       }
     );
 });

This should only check the boxes inside the #divId that's clicked.

Answer 4

$('fieldset div').bind('click', function() {
    var checkbox = $(this).find(':checkbox');

    checkbox.attr('checked', !checkbox.attr('checked'));
});