Question: I want to programmatically check a checkbox and trigger the checkbox's onchange function

I have tried `("#myCheckbox").click()` but it only checks it and does not call its onchange function

How can I get the onchange function to execute as well?

**edit:**

When the document is ready i need the checkbox checked and its on change function called programatically.

Answer: 
Your change listener needs to be set **before** you trigger the click on the checkbox. The following code works with no issues:

```
$("#myCheckbox").on('change', function(){
   console.log('Change'); 
}).click();

```

[JSFiddle](http://jsfiddle.net/x7ZWB/)
Try both `events` by using [on()](http://api.jquery.com/on) like,

```
("#myCheckbox").on('click change',function(e){
    alert(e.type);
})

```