Updated: February 2009
Represents a control that a user can select and clear.
Namespace:
System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:
PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation, http://schemas.microsoft.com/netfx/2007/xaml/presentation
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<LocalizabilityAttribute(LocalizationCategory.CheckBox)> _
Public Class CheckBox _
Inherits ToggleButton
[LocalizabilityAttribute(LocalizationCategory.CheckBox)]
public class CheckBox : ToggleButton
[LocalizabilityAttribute(LocalizationCategory::CheckBox)]
public ref class CheckBox : public ToggleButton
public class CheckBox extends ToggleButton
XAML Object Element Usage
<CheckBox>
Content
</CheckBox>
CheckBox controls inherit from ToggleButton and can have three states: checked (selected), unchecked (cleared), and indeterminate.
Content Model: CheckBox is a ContentControl. Its content property is Content. For more information on the content model for CheckBox, see Controls Content Model Overview.
Dependency properties for this control might be set by the control’s default style. If a property is set by a default style, the property might change from its default value when the control appears in the application. The default style is determined by which desktop theme is used when the application is running. For more information, see Themes.
The following example creates a CheckBox and handles the Checked, Unchecked, and Indeterminate events.
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="CheckBox Demonstration" Margin="0,20,10,20"
FontFamily="Verdana" FontSize="18" FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="#FF5C9AC9" Grid.Row="0"/>
<CheckBox x:Name="cb1" Grid.Row="1" Margin="5,0,0,0"
Content="Three-state CheckBox" IsThreeState="True"
Checked="HandleCheck" Unchecked="HandleUnchecked"
Indeterminate="HandleThirdState" />
<TextBlock x:Name="text1" Grid.Row="2" Margin="5,0,0,0" />
</Grid>
Private Sub HandleCheck(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
text1.Text = "The CheckBox is checked."
End Sub
Private Sub HandleUnchecked(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
text1.Text = "The CheckBox is unchecked."
End Sub
Private Sub HandleThirdState(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
text1.Text = "The CheckBox is in the indeterminate state."
End Sub
private void HandleCheck(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
text1.Text = "The CheckBox is checked.";
}
private void HandleUnchecked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
text1.Text = "The CheckBox is unchecked.";
}
private void HandleThirdState(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
text1.Text = "The CheckBox is in the indeterminate state.";
}
System..::.Object
System.Windows.Threading..::.DispatcherObject
System.Windows..::.DependencyObject
System.Windows.Media..::.Visual
System.Windows..::.UIElement
System.Windows..::.FrameworkElement
System.Windows.Controls..::.Control
System.Windows.Controls..::.ContentControl
System.Windows.Controls.Primitives..::.ButtonBase
System.Windows.Controls.Primitives..::.ToggleButton
System.Windows.Controls..::.CheckBox
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0
Reference
Other Resources
Date | History | Reason |
|---|
February 2009
| Described how default styles change dependency properties. |
Customer feedback.
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October 2008
| Added new example. |
Customer feedback.
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