Element.ariaChecked

The ariaChecked property of the Element interface reflects the value of the aria-checked attribute, which indicates the current "checked" state of checkboxes, radio buttons, and other widgets that have a checked state.

Syntax

var ariaChecked = element.ariaChecked;
element.ariaChecked = ariaChecked

Value

A DOMString with one of the following values:

"true"

The element is checked.

"mixed"

Indicates a mixed mode value for a tri-state checkbox or menuitemcheckbox.

"false"

The element supports being checked but is not currently checked.

"undefined"

The element does not support being checked.

Examples

In this example the aria-checked attribute on the element with an ID of checkBoxInput is set to "false" indicating that this input is currently unchecked. Using ariaChecked we update the value to "true".

<span role="checkbox" id="checkBoxInput" aria-checked="false" tabindex="0" aria-labelledby="chk1-label">
</span> <label id="chk1-label">Remember my preferences</label>

let el = document.getElementById('checkBoxInput');
console.log(el.ariaChecked); // "false"
el.ariaChecked = "true"
console.log(el.ariaChecked); // "true"

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• ARIA: checkbox role