how to check if checkboxes are checked in jquery code example

Example 1: How to check whether a checkbox is checked in jQuery?

//using plane javascript 
if(document.getElementById('on_or_off_checkbox').checked) {
    //I am checked
} 

//using jQuery
if($('#on_or_off_checkbox').is(':checked')){
    //I am checked
}

Example 2: jquery in checkbox checked

// Check a checkbox
$(selector).prop('checked', true);
// Un-check a checkbox
$(selector).prop('checked', false);
// Determine if checked or not
isChecked = $(selector).prop('checked');