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[`MenuItem`](MenuItem) › [`setChecked`](MenuItem/setChecked)
## MenuItem.setChecked() method
**Signature:**
```typescript
setChecked(checked: boolean | null): this;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| <code>checked</code> | <code>boolean | null</code> | |
**Returns:**
`this`