JQuery .prop function not working to uncheck box

Question

I tried many of the ideas I found here to uncheck a checkbox when a different checkbox is checked, but none are working ...

Right I now I have :

$("#chkBox1").click(function () {
 if ($(this).is(":checked")) {
  $('#chkBox2').prop('checked', false); }
});

..but no results, chkBox2 remains checked

here is a checkbox in HTML:

<input type="checkbox" name="art" id="chkBox1" data-mini="true" data-theme="c" />

one possible difference in my code is that the checkboxes are only added to the page when a button is clicked, using href...the checkboxes are in the HTML (not created in Javascript)..but are not visible until a button is clicked..may this be part of the problem? Or am I missing something else? Also, I am using JQuery Mobile.

Answer 1

You need to refresh it after changing its' .prop, using .checkboxradio('refresh').

Demo

// Check #chkBox2 by default
$('#chkBox2').prop('checked', true).checkboxradio('refresh')

// Uncheck #chkBox2 when #chkBox1 is checked
$('#chkBox1').on('click', function () {
 if ($(this).is(':checked')) {
  $('#chkBox2').prop('checked', false).checkboxradio('refresh');
 }
});

• jQuery Mobile API reference