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/)
How about something like this:

```
$('#myCheckbox').prop({ checked: true });
theOnchangeFunction();

```

---

```
$('#myCheckbox').on('change', theOnchangeFunction);

```

---

```
function theOnchangeFunction(){

}

```