Form field: checkbox

Modified on Tue, 16 Jan at 1:42 PM

The icon for elements of type Checkbox.

Functionality

Form elements of type checkbox add a checkbox to the current form. The properties panel label allows you to add a descriptive label to the checkbox.

Additional base settings for checkbox elements.

Properties

Overview of the standard properties

This section describes only those properties that are different from the standard.

Options

You can choose whether the checkbox should be checked initially.

Determines which value is transmitted when the form is sent if the checkbox is ticked.

Activate a checkbox by default

JavaScript is required to activate a checkbox by default. To prevent the checkbox from being checked again each time the form is opened, the execution of JavaScript must be restricted.

// If the form is opened for the first time (no status set),
// activate the checkbox "cb1"
if ($.xutil.isStatus(undefined)) {
    $('[data-name="cb1"]').prop("checked", true);
}