HTML check box with JS

Question

 <input type="checkbox" name="smoker">

How do I get JavaScript to recognize if the box is checked or unchecked without altering the the above HTML code.

FrankCamara · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-24 06:05:27Z

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Use querySelector and get the element by name

let val = document.querySelector('[name="smoker"]').checked;
console.log(val);

answered Apr 24, 2017 at 6:05

FrankCamara

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@mason-white was this to any help?