Checkbox Component (23.3) (a!checkboxField

Checkbox Component (23.3)

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Function

a!checkboxField_23r3( label, instructions, required, disabled, choiceLabels, choiceValues, value, validations, saveInto, validationGroup, requiredMessage, align, labelPosition, helpTooltip, choiceLayout, accessibilityText, showWhen, choiceStyle, spacing )

Displays a limited set of choices from which the user may select none, one, or many items and saves the values of the selected choices. To save the index of the choice instead of a value, use checkboxes by index.

If the choice is exclusive, then consider using radio buttons or a dropdown.

If there are many choices, the component grows as large as necessary to display all the options. If a more compact presentation is desirable, consider using a multiple dropdown.

Parameters

Name	Keyword	Types	Description
Label	`label`	Text	Text to display as the field label.
Instructions	`instructions`	Text	Supplemental text about this field.
Required	`required`	Boolean	Determines if a value is required to submit the form. Default: false.
Disabled	`disabled`	Boolean	Determines if the field should display as potentially editable but grayed out. Default: false.
Choice Labels	`choiceLabels`	List of Text String	Array of options for the user to select.
Choice Values	`choiceValues`	List of Variant	Array of values associated with the available choices.
Display Value	`value`	List of Variant	Values of choices to display as selected.
Validations	`validations`	List of Text String	Validation errors to display below the field when the value is not null.
Save Input To	`saveInto`	List of Save	One or more variables that are updated with the choice values when the user changes the selections. Use a!save() to save a modified or alternative value to a variable.
Validation Group	`validationGroup`	Text	When present, the requiredness of the field is only evaluated when a button in the same validation group is pressed. The value for this parameter cannot contain spaces. For example, `“validation group”` is not a valid value. You need to add an underscore between words: `“validation_group”`. See the following recipes for more information: Configure Buttons with Conditional Requiredness Validation Groups for Buttons with Multiple Validation Rules'
Required Message	`requiredMessage`	Text	Custom message to display when the field's value is required and not provided.
Alignment	`align`	Text	Determines alignment of choice labels. Appian recommends this setting only be used inside the Grid Layout component. Valid values: `"LEFT"`, `"CENTER"`, `"RIGHT"`.
Label Position	`labelPosition`	Text	Determines where the label appears. Valid values: `"ABOVE"` (default) Displays the label above the component. `"ADJACENT"` Displays the label to the left of the component. `"COLLAPSED"` Hides the label. The label will still be read by screen readers; see accessibility considerations for more information. `"JUSTIFIED"` Aligns the label alongside the component starting at the edge of the page.
Help Tooltip	`helpTooltip`	Text	Displays a help icon with the specified text as a tooltip. The tooltip displays a maximum of 500 characters. The help icon does not show when the label position is `"COLLAPSED"`.
Choice Layout	`choiceLayout`	Text	Determines the layout. Valid values: `"STACKED"` (default), `"COMPACT"`.
Accessibility Text	`accessibilityText`	Text	Additional text to be announced by screen readers. Used only for accessibility; produces no visible change.
Visibility	`showWhen`	Boolean	Determines whether the component is displayed on the interface. When set to false, the component is hidden and is not evaluated. Default: true.
Choice Style	`choiceStyle`	Text	Determines how the choices should be displayed on the interface. Valid values: `"STANDARD"` (default), `"CARDS"`.
Spacing	`spacing`	Text	Determines the space between the options. Valid values: `"STANDARD"` (default), `"MORE"`, `"EVEN_MORE"`.

Usage considerations

Saving values

If a single item is selected, the system saves a single-item array.
If no selection is made, the system saves a null value into the component's saveInto field.

Using the choiceLayout parameter

The "COMPACT" option for choiceLayout should only be used for checkboxes with short choice labels, such as "Yes", "No", or "Maybe". When using the "COMPACT" option, labels with text longer than two lines will be truncated.
For long labels, use the "STACKED" option for choiceLayout.

Using the choiceLabels and choiceValue parameters

Choices display in the order defined in the choiceLabels parameter.
The choiceLabels argument cannot be null.
choiceLabels and choiceValues must be the same length.
choiceValues cannot contain nulls or duplicate values.

Examples

Use the interactive editor below to test out your code:

Checkbox with first and third values checked

Use the interactive editor below to test out your code:

Checkbox with no default values checked

Use the interactive editor below to test out your code:

Checkbox with cards style

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this component's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process report.
Process Events	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.

Checkbox Component (23.3)