---
id: 5c6c06847491271903d37cfd
title: Use the value attribute with Radio Buttons and Checkboxes
challengeType: 0
forumTopicId: 301099
dashedName: use-the-value-attribute-with-radio-buttons-and-checkboxes
---
# --description--
When a form gets submitted, the data is sent to the server and includes entries for the options selected. Inputs of type `radio` and `checkbox` report their values from the `value` attribute.
For example:
```html
```
Here, you have two `radio` inputs. When the user submits the form with the `indoor` option selected, the form data will include the line: `indoor-outdoor=indoor`. This is from the `name` and `value` attributes of the "indoor" input.
If you omit the `value` attribute, the submitted form data uses the default value, which is `on`. In this scenario, if the user clicked the "indoor" option and submitted the form, the resulting form data would be `indoor-outdoor=on`, which is not useful. So the `value` attribute needs to be set to something to identify the option.
# --instructions--
Give each of the `radio` and `checkbox` inputs the `value` attribute. Use the input label text, in lowercase, as the value for the attribute.
# --hints--
One of your radio buttons should have the `value` attribute of `indoor`.
```js
assert(
$('label:contains("Indoor") > input[type="radio"]').filter("[value='indoor']")
.length > 0
);
```
One of your radio buttons should have the `value` attribute of `outdoor`.
```js
assert(
$('label:contains("Outdoor") > input[type="radio"]').filter(
"[value='outdoor']"
).length > 0
);
```
One of your checkboxes should have the `value` attribute of `loving`.
```js
assert(
$('label:contains("Loving") > input[type="checkbox"]').filter(
"[value='loving']"
).length > 0
);
```
One of your checkboxes should have the `value` attribute of `lazy`.
```js
assert(
$('label:contains("Lazy") > input[type="checkbox"]').filter("[value='lazy']")
.length > 0
);
```
One of your checkboxes should have the `value` attribute of `energetic`.
```js
assert(
$('label:contains("Energetic") > input[type="checkbox"]').filter(
"[value='energetic']"
).length > 0
);
```
# --seed--
## --seed-contents--
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