Checkbox Item check / uncheck all

If you have an ordinary checkbox item based on a list of values, here is a function which will set all the values to checked or unchecked:

function checkboxSetAll (item,checked) {
 $("#"+item+" input[type=checkbox]").attr('checked',checked);
 $("#"+item).trigger("change");
}

For example:

checkboxSetAll("P1_ITEM", true); //select all
checkboxSetAll("P1_ITEM", false); //select none

It works this way because a checkbox item based on a LOV is generated as a set of checkbox input items within a fieldset.

Note: If it’s a checkbox column in a report, you can use this trick instead: Select All / Unselect All Checkbox in Interactive Report Header

Jeffrey Kemp 14 June 2016

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About Jeffrey Kemp

Application Designer & Developer specialising in Oracle APEX (Application Express), Oracle SQL and PL/SQL. Oracle ACE. Piano player, father, husband, Christian.