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HTML
<input type="checkbox" id="test" />
<a id="clickme">Click me</a>
JavaScript
// the demo showing I have modified the attribute somehow
$("#test").attr({
"checked": "checked",
"disabled": "disabled"
});
//so now i have to use removeProp();
$("#clickme").click(function() {
$("#test").removeProp("checked").removeProp("disabled");
});