isSelected = false; function matSelect() { var items = matSelect.arguments.length for (i = 0; i < document.search_doc.length; i++) for (j = 0; j < items; j++) if (document.search_doc.elements[i].value == matSelect.arguments[j]) { if ( document.search_doc.elements[i].checked == false){ document.search_doc.elements[i].checked = true ; } else{ document.search_doc.elements[i].checked = false ; } } isSelected = true; return isSelected; }