how to see if a radio button is checked jquery code example

Example 1: if radio checked jquery

$('#element').click(function() {
   if($('#radio_button').is(':checked')) { alert("it's checked"); }
});

Example 2: 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!');
    }
  });
});