'defaultChecked' Example
<html> <body> <script language="JavaScript"> function function1() { if (myRadioButton1.defaultChecked) { alert("Radio 1 is checked"); } if (myRadioButton2.defaultChecked) { alert("Radio 2 is checked"); } if (myCheckBox.defaultChecked) { alert("Checkbox is checked"); } } </script> <input id="myRadioButton1" type="radio" checked value="radiobutton">Radio 1<br> <input id="myRadioButton2" type="radio" value="radiobutton">Radio 2<br> <input id="myCheckBox" type="checkbox" value="checkbox" checked>Checkbox</p> <input type="button" value='Click here' onclick="function1();"> </body> </html>