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HTML
<input id="use" type="checkbox" value="Any Value" checked="checked" /><label for="use">Click Me</label>
<h5>Results:</h5>
<div>$("#use").val(): <span id="1"></span>
</div>
<div>$("#use").attr("checked"): <span id="2"></span>
</div>
<div>$("#use").prop("checked"): <span id="3"></span>
</div>
<div>$("#use")[0].checked): <span id="4"></span>
</div>
<div>$("#use").is(":checked"): <span id="5"></span>
</div>
CSS
span {
color: #00AA00
}
div {
margin-bottom: 6px;
}
JavaScript
$("#use").change(function() {
$("#1").text(
$("#use").val());
$("#2").text(
$("#use").attr("checked"));
$("#3").text(
$("#use").prop("checked"));
$("#4").text(
$("#use")[0].checked);
$("#5").text(
$("#use").is(":checked"));
}).trigger("change");