How do I use jQuery to loop through an unspecified number of checkboxes?

Question

I need to loop through a div full of an unknown number of checkboxes and get back the values of the checkboxes that are checked, how do I do this with jQuery? I guess it should happen onchange of any of the checkboxes.

Answer 1

Just do:

<div id="blah"> 
  <input type="checkbox" class="mycheckbox" />
  <input type="checkbox" class="mycheckbox" />
  <input type="checkbox" class="mycheckbox" />
</div>

$("#blah .mycheckbox").each(function(){
  alert(this + "is a checkbox!");
});

Answer 2

Try:

<div id="blah"> 
  <input type="checkbox" class="mycheckbox" />
  <input type="checkbox" class="mycheckbox" />
  <input type="checkbox" class="mycheckbox" />
</div>

$("#blah .mycheckbox:checked").each(function(){
  alert($(this).attr("value"));
});