find the checked radio button jquery code example

Example 1: jquery get value of radio input

$('input[name="name_of_your_radiobutton"]:checked').val();

Example 2: jQuery check a radio button

// jQuery version 1.6 or above use:  
$("#myRadioID").prop("checked", true);
 
//jQuery versions below 1.6 use:
$("#myRadioID").attr('checked', 'checked');

Example 3: get value of checked radio button jquery

$('form input[type=radio]:checked').val();

Example 4: check radio button is checked jquery

$(document).ready(function(){
  $('#submit_button').click(function() {
    if (!$("input[name='name']:checked").val()) {
       alert('Nothing is checked!');
        return false;
    }
    else {
      alert('One of the radio buttons is checked!');
    }
  });
});