Check Element

Group membership: Controls

Adds a checkbox control to the window.

Check boxes represent an on/off state. Usually, they are used for single yes/no questions.

Attributes

Name

Type

Required

Description

Identifies the name by which this control will be referenced by other parts of the JGB XML file or Java code.

mnemonic

CDATA

Identifies the character that will be used as this control's mnemonic.

refaction

IDREF

More information forthcoming

reflabel

IDREF

Identifies a control that prompts this one.

selected

CDATA

Determines if this checkbox should be checked by default.

Literal values

Value	Description
false	Keeps the checkbox in its default state when the window opens.
true	Checks this checkbox when the window opens.

text

CDATA

Specifies the text that will appear on the control.

Do not add an underline (_) or ampersand (&) to the text attribute to identify the mnemonic. Use this element's mnemonic attribute for that purpose.

Example usage

…
<check id="insuranceCoverage"
        text="Requests insurance coverage" selected="true" mnemonic="r"/>
…

Parent element(s)

controls, control, panel, tab.

Child element(s)

methodCall, property, register.