How do I determine if a checkbox is checked?

Question

For some reason, my form does not want to get the value of a checkbox... I am not sure if it is my coding or not, but when I try and alert() the value, I get

Answer 1

You can use this code, it can return true or false:

$(document).ready(function(){
  
  //add selector of your checkbox

  var status=$('#IdSelector')[0].checked;
  
  console.log(status);

});