The code looks fine. Do you have a value defined on your radio input? Suppose your input is: <input type="radio" name="myRadio" value="blah" />
and your code is: $("#ItemList:checked").val() // returns 'blah' if radio is checked $("#ItemList").is(":checked"); // returns true if radio is checked On Mar 3, 3:56 am, Swatchdog <scott.swatch...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have an order edit form that is fed from Coldfusion/SQL that shows a > radio list of possible product selections. If the customer is editing > an order that has already been submitted, one of the products in the > radio list is selected. If it is a new order, none is selected. > > Upon load, I need to determine which one, if any, is selected so that > I can turn manipulate other elements on the page. > The div for the radio input list is id = ItemList. > > This below does not work, it returns "Undefined" in the alert box. > > $(document).ready(function() { > alert($("#ItemList:checked").val()); > > }); > > Can someone throw this jPup a bone? > > Thanks > SWimmer