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    Better jQuery val() function - Returns value of all types of inputs, including radio buttons and checkboxes
  
        
  
    
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  | jQuery.fn.getValue = function() { | |
| if(this.is(':checkbox') && this.is(':checked')) return true; | |
| else if(this.is(':checkbox') && !this.is(':checked')) return false; | |
| else if(this.is(':radio') && $('input[name="'+this.attr('name')+'"]').filter(':checked').val()) return $('input[name="'+this.attr('name')+'"]').filter(':checked').val(); | |
| else if(this.is(':radio') && !$('input[name="'+this.attr('name')+'"]').filter(':checked').val()) return false; | |
| else if(this.val()) return this.val(); | |
| return false; | |
| } | 
  
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Example at codepen