Is it possible to reference the status of a checkbox in a standard text (rich text) note with javascript?

[DanielBurdock]

Apologies if this is a bit of a basic question, but I was just wondering if this was possible and how to go about doing it if so. I would preferably like to make a checkbox list within a standard text note and then generate a new note based on the status of those checkboxes that pulls from the text next to it.

The general idea that I have is to make an inventory of food I have in so I can then generate a shopping list based on what I've run out of. So for example:

• Black pepper
• Garlic powder
• Sea salt

Would generate a new note 'shopping list' after a setting up a button to press:

• Black pepper
• Garlic powder

Just wanted to check if this is possible. If not I suppose I could try and do it with HTML or attributes but I think this method would be preferable.

[zerebos]

With plain JS you can check for the checked DOM attribute:

Or just checked the state directly:

[DanielBurdock]

Thanks a lot :) I've not quite got the hang of implementing it yet but I'm sure I'll work it out soon. Really appreciate that!