Checkbox input

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Checkbox input
Availability
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2016.1]
What it does
The fr:checkbox-input component displays a single checkbox and by default stores a value of true when selected and false when deselected.
NOTE: It differs from the (deprecated in Orbeon Forms 2016.1) Boolean Input field (obtained by binding an xf:input to a field of xs:boolean type) in that the Checkbox Input displays the label right next to the checkbox.
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Basic usage
You use fr:checkbox-input like a regular XForms controls. Example:
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<fr:checkbox-input ref="initially-open">
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    <xf:label>Initially Open</xf:label>
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</fr:checkbox-input>
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Advanced usage
The datatype of the bound node is typically xs:boolean but doesn't have to.
The following attributes can be passed:
selected-value: value to store when the checkbox is selected, by default true
deselected-value: value to store when the checkbox is deselected, by default false
Example:
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<fr:checkbox-input
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    ref="whitespace"
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    selected-value="trim"
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    deselected-value="">
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    <xf:label>Trim leading and trailing spaces</xf:label>
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</fr:checkbox-input>
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The control works like xf:select in that it adds and removes the selected value (by default true) into a space-separated list of tokens without affecting other tokens. With the following example, say the bound node initially contains:
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<whitespace>foo bar</whitespace>
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When the user selects the checkbox. The node now contains:
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<whitespace>foo bar trim</whitespace>
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And when the user deselects the checkbox. The node contains again:
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<whitespace>foo bar</whitespace>
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NOTE: The control only store a value into the bound node when the user changes the checkbox selection. Say the data by default is blank: the control will not automatically change it to false (or to the value set by deselected-value) until the user selects then deselects the value again.
See also
​Yes/No Answer Component​
Character counter
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