I may have spoken a little too soon. Karl, that was a great solution, but what if the part of the value clause has a space in it? This isn't working for me ...
$('#Demo[value=hello there]').attr('checked', true); nor is this ... $('#Demo[value="hello there"]').attr('checked', true); Any suggestions are greatly appreciated, - Dave On May 19, 7:56 pm, "Karl Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Assuming the following: > > <input type="radio" name="someName" id="Demo" value="hello"> > > The following will "check" the radio button: > > $('#Demo').attr('checked', true); > > If you _really_ need to ONLY check the radio button if it's got an > id="Demo" AND value="hello": > > $('#Demo[value=hello]') > > Karl Rudd > > On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 8:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > When my page loads, I'd like to check a radio button whose ids are > > "Demo" and whose value is "hello". How do I do this with JQuery? > > > Thanks, - Dave- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -