Class java.awt.Checkbox 
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Class java.awt.Checkbox 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.awt.Component
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           +----java.awt.Checkbox
public class Checkbox
extends Component
A Checkbox object is a graphical user interface element that has a boolean state.
Version:
1.11 08/17/95
Author:
Sami Shaio

Constructor Index

o Checkbox()
Constructs a Checkbox with no label, no Checkbox group, and initialized to a false state.
o Checkbox(String)
Constructs a Checkbox with the specified label, no Checkbox group, and initialized to a false state.
o Checkbox(String, CheckboxGroup, boolean)
Constructs a Checkbox with the specified label, specified Checkbox group, and specified boolean state.

Method Index

o addNotify()
Creates the peer of the Checkbox.
o getCheckboxGroup()
Returns the checkbox group.
o getLabel()
Gets the label of the button.
o getState()
Returns the boolean state of the Checkbox.
o paramString()
Returns the parameter String of this Checkbox.
o setCheckboxGroup(CheckboxGroup)
Sets the CheckboxGroup to the specified group.
o setLabel(String)
Sets the button with the specified label.
o setState(boolean)
Sets the Checkbox to the specifed boolean state.

Constructors

o Checkbox 
  public Checkbox()
Constructs a Checkbox with no label, no Checkbox group, and initialized to a false state.

o Checkbox 

  public Checkbox(String label)
Constructs a Checkbox with the specified label, no Checkbox group, and initialized to a false state.
Parameters:
label - the leabel on the Checkbox

o Checkbox 

  public Checkbox(String label,
                  CheckboxGroup group,
                  boolean state)
Constructs a Checkbox with the specified label, specified Checkbox group, and specified boolean state. If the specified CheckboxGroup is not equal to null, then this Checkbox becomes a Checkbox button. If the Checkbox becomes a button, this simply means that only one Checkbox in a CheckboxGroup may be set at a a time.
Parameters:
label - the label on the Checkbox
group - the CheckboxGroup this Checkbox is in
state - is the initial state of this Checkbox

Methods

o addNotify 
  public synchronized void addNotify()
Creates the peer of the Checkbox. The peer allows you to change the look of the Checkbox without changing its functionality.
Overrides:
addNotify in class Component

o getLabel 

  public String getLabel()
Gets the label of the button.
See Also:
setLabel

o setLabel 

  public void setLabel(String label)
Sets the button with the specified label.
Parameters:
label - the label of the button
See Also:
getLabel

o getState 

  public boolean getState()
Returns the boolean state of the Checkbox.
See Also:
setState

o setState 

  public void setState(boolean state)
Sets the Checkbox to the specifed boolean state.
Parameters:
state - the boolean state
See Also:
getState

o getCheckboxGroup 

  public CheckboxGroup getCheckboxGroup()
Returns the checkbox group.
See Also:
setCheckboxGroup

o setCheckboxGroup 

  public void setCheckboxGroup(CheckboxGroup g)
Sets the CheckboxGroup to the specified group.
Parameters:
g - the new CheckboxGroup
See Also:
getCheckboxGroup

o paramString 

  protected String paramString()
Returns the parameter String of this Checkbox.
Overrides:
paramString in class Component

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