jquery Mobile: check if checkbox is checked or not

Question

How to check if checkbox is selected or not in jMobile using js?

<input class="custom" id="myCheckbox" name="myCheckbox" type="checkbox"/>

Answer 1

If it is checked you can use

if( $("#myCheckbox").is(':checked'));

And if it is NOT checked you can use

if( $("#myCheckbox").not(':checked'));

Answer 2

In Short:

$("#myCheckbox").is(":checked")