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textual/docs/widgets/checkbox.md
darrenburns 4a0dc49bca Checkbox polishing + fix auto-width in Horizontal layout (#942)
* checkbox widget

* fixes

* Checkbox additions, fix content width in horizontal layout

* Update docs, add tests for checkbox

* Remove some test code

* Small renaming of test class

Co-authored-by: Will McGugan <willmcgugan@gmail.com>
2022-10-18 15:17:44 +01:00

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Checkbox

A simple checkbox widget which stores a boolean value.

  • Focusable
  • Container

Example

The example below shows checkboxes in various states.

=== "Output"

```{.textual path="docs/examples/widgets/checkbox.py"}
```

=== "checkbox.py"

```python
--8<-- "docs/examples/widgets/checkbox.py"
```

=== "checkbox.css"

```css
--8<-- "docs/examples/widgets/checkbox.css"
```

Reactive Attributes

Name Type Default Description
value bool False The default value of the checkbox.

Messages

Pressed

The Checkbox.Changed message is sent when the checkbox is toggled.

  • Bubbles

Attributes

attribute type purpose
value bool The new value of the checkbox.

Additional Notes

  • To remove the spacing around a checkbox, set border: none; and padding: 0;.
  • The .checkbox--switch component class can be used to change the color and background of the switch.
  • When focused, the ++enter++ or ++space++ keys can be used to toggle the checkbox.

See Also