getting all checked checkboxes and creating li elements with them is not working

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I am trying to get all checked checkboxes and create li elements with them. I want the li elements to show up as soon as the checkboxes are checked. And can I do that without using value attribute in input? I already looked up there is a way to do that with value but that doesn't work with my code.

I have this code

const checkboxes = document.getElementsByTagName('input').type == 'checkbox';

function getChecked() {
    let checked = [];

    for (let i = 0; i < checkboxes.length; i++) {
        let checkbox = checkboxes[i];
        
        if (checkbox.checked) {
            const rightBox = document.getElementsByClassName('main-container-2')[0];
            const newDiv = document.createElement('div');
            rightBox.appendChild(newDiv);
            
            const ul = document.createElement('ul');
            newDiv.appendChild(ul);
            const li = document.createElement('li');
            ul.appendChild(li);

            const label = document.createElement('label');
            li.innerHTML = label.innerHTML;
          }
        }

        return checked;
    };

getChecked();
<div class="article-main">
  <div class="article-left">
      <div>
          <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox1">
          <label for="checkbox1">Onion</label>
      </div>
      <div>
          <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox2">
          <label for="checkbox2">Spring Onion</label>
      </div>
      <div>
          <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox3">
          <label for="checkbox3">Egg</label>
      </div>
   </div>
</div>

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The KNVB On BEST ANSWER

I give you an example for your reference:

document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(event) {
  const checkBoxes = document.querySelectorAll("input[type=checkbox]");
  for (let i = 0; i < checkBoxes.length; i++) {
    let checkBox = checkBoxes[i];
    checkBox.addEventListener("click", e => {
      if (e.target.checked) {
        const rightBox = document.getElementsByClassName('main-container-2')[0];
        const newDiv = document.createElement('div');
        rightBox.appendChild(newDiv);

        const ul = document.createElement('ul');
        newDiv.appendChild(ul);
        const li = document.createElement('li');
        ul.appendChild(li);

        let l=e.target.nextElementSibling;
        li.innerHTML = l.innerHTML;
      }
    });
  }
});
<div class="article-main">
  <div class="article-left">
    <div>
      <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox1">
      <label for="checkbox1">Onion</label>
    </div>
    <div>
      <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox2">
      <label for="checkbox2">Spring Onion</label>
    </div>
    <div>
      <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox3">
      <label for="checkbox3">Egg</label>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<div class="main-container-2">
</div>

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Webdeveloper_Jelle On

Your checkboxes select was wrong, so I fixed it in the first place.
You should add a onclick function to all of your checkboxes.
Inside that function you should empty the list and loop trough all checkboxes.
When a checkbox is checked, then add a li to your list.

The code below works.

const checkboxes = document.querySelectorAll('input[type=checkbox]');

function getChecked() {
    let checked = [];
    const ul = document.getElementById('ingredients');
    ul.innerHTML = "";
    for (let i = 0; i < checkboxes.length; i++) {
        let checkbox = checkboxes[i];
        if (checkbox.checked) {
            const li = document.createElement('li');
            li.innerHTML = document.querySelector('label[for="' + checkbox.id + '"]').textContent.trim();
            ul.appendChild(li);
         }
      }
      return checked;
};
    
<div class="article-main">
  <div class="article-left">
      <div>
          <input type="checkbox" onclick="getChecked()" id="checkbox1">
          <label for="checkbox1">Onion</label>
      </div>
      <div>
          <input type="checkbox" onclick="getChecked()" id="checkbox2">
          <label for="checkbox2">Spring Onion</label>
      </div>
      <div>
          <input type="checkbox" onclick="getChecked()" id="checkbox3">
          <label for="checkbox3">Egg</label>
      </div>
   </div>
</div>
<br/>
your ingredients
<ul id="ingredients">


</ul>