Input checkbox always returns false

Question

I have the following code:

HTML

<div id='foo'>
    <input type='checkbox' value='english' name='bar[english]' />
    <input type='checkbox' value='spanish' name='bar[spanish]' />

    <button type='button' class='button'>Me!</button>
</div>​

JavaScript (jQuery)

$('.button').click(function() {
    status = '';
    $('#foo input[name*="bar"]').each(function() {
        status += $(this).val() + ': ' + $(this).is('checked') + ".\n";
    });
    alert(status);
});

http://jsfiddle.net/pCmXJ/

You know tell me why the two checkbox always return false? Thanks.

Answer 1

Probably because you want the :checked selector:

$(this).is(":checked") // <-- Note the colon (:) before "checked"

Example: http://jsfiddle.net/nht6w/

Answer 2

Or this :

$(this).attr("checked")