CheckBox
Description
CheckBox represents a check box that can be on (checked) or off (unchecked). The user can check the box to select the option, or uncheck it to deselect the option. If necessary, the component can have three states, such as On, Off and Grayed, to do this, set the AllowGrayed component property to True.
As a rule, this component is assigned to a specific database field through the TableName and FieldName properties.
Component properties
Property |
Description |
TableName |
Determines which database table a component belongs to. |
FieldName |
Determines which field of the database table this component belongs to. |
AllowGrayed |
Determines whether check box can be in a "grayed" state. |
Caption |
Specifies a text string that identifies the component to the user. |
Font → Color |
Specifies the font color to use when displaying the text. Starting with Windows Vista, you cannot change the font color for a checkbox. |
Font → Name |
Identifies the typeface of the font. |
Font → Size |
Specifies the height of the font in points. |
Font → Style |
Determines whether the font is normal, italic, underlined, bold, and so on. |
Increm.Search |
Allows you to select the button with the action "Search" or "SQL query", which will be automatically clicked when the user changes the value of the component for immediate search. |
DefaultState |
Allows you to set the default value when creating a new record. |
Name |
Specifies the name of the component. |
Left |
Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the left edge of a component relative to its parent. |
Top |
Specifies the Y coordinate of the upper-left corner of a control, relative to its parent or containing control in pixels. |
Width |
Specifies the horizontal size of the control in pixels. |
Height |
Specifies the vertical size of the control in pixels. |
TabOrder |
Indicates the position of the control in its parent's tab order. |
TabStop |
Determines if the user can tab to a control. |
Visible |
Specifies whether the component appears onscreen. |
Anchors |
Specifies how the control is anchored to its parent. More info. |
Additional properties
Property |
Description |
Alignment |
Determines whether the check box label aligns to the left or to the right of the tick box. |
BiDiMode |
Specifies the bi-directional mode for the component. |
Checked |
Defines the component value. |
Constraints |
Specifies the size constraints for the component. It makes sense when using the Anchors property. |
Cursor |
Specifies the image used to represent the mouse pointer when it passes into the region covered by the component. |
Enabled |
Controls whether the component responds to mouse and keyboard events. |
Hint |
Hint contains the text string that appears when the user moves the mouse over the component. The hint will be shown if the ShowHint property = True |
ShowHint |
Determines whether the control displays a Help Hint when the mouse pointer rests momentarily on the component. See also property Hint |
State |
Indicates whether the check box is selected, deselected, or grayed. |
WordWrap |
Specifies whether the text wraps to fit the width of the component. |