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Click on a div to toggle a checkbox inside of it using javascript

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This seems to be a simple problem, but I dont use alot of javascript.

I have a div, with a checkbox in it, and would like the whole div to toggle the checkbox. This is what I have so far:

<div style=padding: 2em; border: 1px solid

     onClick=if (document.getElementById('cb').checked) document.getElementById('cb').checked=false; else document.getElementById('cb').checked=true;>

  <input name=cb id=cb type=checkbox>

</div>

Only problem is when you click the actual checkbox, it get toggled twice, and therefore doesn't change.

Any ideas?

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answered 16 Years ago rebekahalysah · Accepted Answer

It's possible you could implement this in a more robust and accessible way by using the label element to wrap the area you want to click.

For example:

<label for=cb>

    <div style=padding: 2em; border: 1px solid>

        <input name=cb id=cb type=checkbox>

    </div>

</label>

I haven't tested the above code, but I believe all browsers support clicking of labels to check an input box.