[SOLVED] preserve the state of checkboxes after an AJAX call

var checkstate = new Array; // define global checkstate
...

// Save State
var checkboxes = document.formname.checkboxesname;
for(i=0;i<checkboxes.length;i++)
{
  checkstate[i] = checkboxes[i].checked;
}
...
AJAX
...
// Restore
var checkboxes = document.formname.checkboxesname;
for(i=0;i<checkboxes.length;i++)
{
  checkboxes[i].checked = checkstate[i];
}