Checkbox component

The Checkbox component implements a form field that is an HTML <input type="checkbox"> element. It can also be displayed as a “toggle” handler or a radio button element.

Configuration options

Option Description Type Default
checked Initial checkbox state (selected or cleared). If false, the checkbox is cleared. If true, the checkbox is selected. Boolean false
component The path to the component’s .js file in terms of RequireJS. String Magento_Ui/js/form/element/single-checkbox
label Label to be displayed in the field. String ''
multiple Renders multiple elements. Boolean false
prefer The input type of the element to be rendered. Can be either radio button, checkbox, or toggle key. Changing this value also changes the elementTmpl, originally defined in the parent (abstract) component. String (radio | checkbox | toggle) checkbox
template The path to the component’s .html template. String ui/form/field
templates Paths to templates for all possible types of input elements. The exact template to be used for rendering is defined by the prefer property. Object {radio: 'ui/form/components/single/radio', checkbox: 'ui/form/components/single/checkbox', toggle: 'ui/form/components/single/switcher'}
valueMap Convert the component’s value to the expected type. For example, you can set to convert ‘0’ to ‘false’, this would look like following:
{'0': false}		 Object {}

Source files

Extends Abstract:

Examples

Integrate the Checkbox component configured as toggle element with the Form component

This example integrates the Checkbox component configured as a toggle element with the Form component:

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<form>
    <fieldset>
        <field name="myCheckbox" formElement="checkbox">
            <settings>
                <label translate="true">Enabled</label>
                <tooltip>
                    <description translate="true">This is my checkbox's description</description>
                </tooltip>
            </settings>
            <formElements>
                <checkbox>
                    <settings>
                        <prefer>toggle</prefer>
                        <valueMap>
                            <map name="false" xsi:type="boolean">false</map>
                            <map name="true" xsi:type="boolean">true</map>
                        </valueMap>
                    </settings>
                </checkbox>
            </formElements>
        </field>
    </fieldset>
</form>

Result

Checkbox Toggle UiComponent

Integrate the Checkbox component configured as checkbox element with the Form component

This example integrates the Checkbox component configured as a checkbox element with the Form component:

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<form>
    <fieldset>
        <field name="myCheckbox" formElement="checkbox">
            <settings>
                <label translate="true">Checkbox</label>
                <tooltip>
                    <description translate="true">This is my checkbox's description</description>
                </tooltip>
            </settings>
            <formElements>
                <checkbox>
                    <settings>
                        <prefer>checkbox</prefer>
                        <valueMap>
                            <map name="false" xsi:type="boolean">false</map>
                            <map name="true" xsi:type="boolean">true</map>
                        </valueMap>
                    </settings>
                </checkbox>
            </formElements>
        </field>
    </fieldset>
</form>

Result

Checkbox UiComponent

Integrate the Checkbox component configured as radio element with the Form component

This example integrates the Checkbox component configured as a radio element with the Form component:

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<form>
    <fieldset>
        <field name="myRadio" formElement="checkbox">
            <settings>
                <label translate="true">Radio</label>
                <tooltip>
                    <description translate="true">This is my radio's description</description>
                </tooltip>
            </settings>
            <formElements>
                <checkbox>
                    <settings>
                        <prefer>radio</prefer>
                        <valueMap>
                            <map name="false" xsi:type="boolean">false</map>
                            <map name="true" xsi:type="boolean">true</map>
                        </valueMap>
                    </settings>
                </checkbox>
            </formElements>
        </field>
    </fieldset>
</form>

Result

Checkbox Radio UiComponent

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