Select All Checkboxes in a Form with JavaScript

By Shawn Olson

Posted on April 21st, 2004

This simple JavaScript function allows you to quickly select or unselect all the checkboxes in a form.

NOTE: This function was updated on January 4, 2006 to work no matter where you place the event handler checkbox named "checkall". Also... there is a more versatile function called checkUncheckSome() that has more control.

function checkUncheckAll(boxController)

To use this function place the following code inside the head of your HTML:

Please include credit when using this script and read this site's Terms & Conditions before using. Using this code and applying an input with the name of "checkall" you can select or unselect all checkboxes.

Example:

Example code below:

<form><input type="checkbox" name="check1"/> <br/> <input type="checkbox" name="check2"/> <br/> <input type="checkbox" name="check3"/> <br/> <input type="checkbox" name="check4"/> <br/> <input type="checkbox" name="check5"/> <br/> <input type="checkbox" name="checkall" onclick="checkUncheckAll(this);"/>select/unselect</form>

Comments on Select All Checkboxes in a Form with JavaScript

vicky shrestha said:

thank u so much it worked..

Boros Csaba said:

If somebody is interested I have a post abouthow to check or uncheck all checkboxes using a button.

Mark Iliff said:

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.

roboMachine MAN said:

Why don't you make it open source?

Dusty Roberts said:

This article could also assist: http://laymensterm.blogspot.com/2008/12/javascript-select-all-none-checkboxes.html

Matthew Jenne said:

Great script. Just one question. How could I get it to work with more than one checkbox group??

Thanks

gus wah said:

I'd like a checkbox that, when checked, UNCHECKS the other checkboxes in a single array. Is there a simple mod to your script that would do this?

Ijustwaisted 30minsofmylife said:

If the script does work, you need to explain in further detail what is required.

Your own script doesnt work on your own page with only a different server and the source 100% intact, that's no good.

Shawn Olson said:

I am sorry that the script was temporarily broken. While loading an update to the JavaScript file, it appears that there was corruption with the file. I have reloaded the file... so it should work fine now.
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Patricia Hswe said:

Is there an error in the code on this page:

http://www.shawnolson.net/scripts/public_smo_scripts.js

where the code reads:

}iteCheckRound]);

What is "ite"?

Thanks,
Patricia

Al Smith said:

I can get this to work perfectly when using firefox but in IE7 for some reason it does nothing - any idea what I could be doing wrong?

jo jo said:

hi, great code
but, how to make some exception ?
tks

Jerome Uy said:

perfecto!! work like a charm!

Riaan Venter said:

Thanks Shawn, just what I needed!

Nick ConeDog said:

Worked perfectly! Thanks!

Kelvin Wright said:

Thanks for this - just what I needed - something short and sweet

John Eubanks said:

Awesome script. I was looking for something to use with dynamic checkboxes in coldfusion. Most scripts deal with static text boxes, which don't work very well. Thank you very much, a very nice piece of work.

roopesh gottipati said: