What is the proper way to uncheck a checkbox in jQuery 1.7?

Question

I\'m upgrading from jQuery 1.5.1 -- I\'ve read about the \"new\" way to \"check\" checkboxes (in 1.6) using

prop(\"checked\", true);

But w

Answer 1

According to http://api.jquery.com/removeprop/ .removeProp should not be used to remove checked. (because it is totally removed and can't be added back again.)

The .removeProp() method removes properties set by the .prop() method.

With some built-in properties of a DOM element or window object, browsers may generate an error if an attempt is made to remove the property. jQuery first assigns the value undefined to the property and ignores any error the browser generates. In general, it is only necessary to remove custom properties that have been set on an object, and not built-in (native) properties.

Note: Do not use this method to remove native properties such as checked, disabled, or selected. This will remove the property completely and, once removed, cannot be added again to element. Use .prop() to set these properties to false instead.