# Checkbox

Check box components can detect user taps and can change their boolean state in response. A check box component raises an event when the user taps it. There are many properties affecting its appearance that can be set in the Designer or Blocks Editor.

## **Events**

* Changed(): User tapped and released check box.

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* GotFocus(): Check box became the focused component.

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* LostFocus(): Check box stopped being the focused component.

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## **Methods**

* SetShadow: Place a blurred shadow underneath the text with the specified x, y, radius, color, (e.g. -11,12,13,black).

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## **Properties**

* BackgroundColor: Color for check box background.

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* **CheckboxColor:**

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* Checked: True if the box is checked, false otherwise.

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* Enabled: If set, user can tap check box to cause action.

![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/z3DcLtlXDN7Ae3J1XMkVIu0uDTs3m0t2snwpdJGJIJXpM8RaRwpzKZcFm70W2ulbE56gWeZWzL1wj4niNaHlaRHfFEO7fePGfPxgi4-wtXgonLJ33N2zgPhHWcp8dbDhvv-0qkNd)

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* FontBold: Available only in Designer Properties.

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* FontItalic: Available only in Designer Properties.

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* FontTypeface: Available only in Designer Properties.

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* Height: Check box height (y-size).

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* Width: Check box width (x-size).

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* Text: Text to display on check box.

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* TextColor: Color for check box text.

![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/noojMeo5hMGfxf_gm7uFtOAAps7jaNg_qOtPtRVfX5pGrq9i83bvB5OenIK3GdfkNNeVP1dBLnkrnA8vAJ5fAf0l73QSbcWWtPDnZJwKDntE4Di2goXq4PXVaBXJz50UZHerSzKI)

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* Visible: If set, check box is visible.

![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/aa3VI0tkYm0Mi4-NuRY4iGssQG0IPdNxBkzMSvdpkWFuA1Br8iqnbH6GlzDCAeNqkrGyQGAeHqNVx0SAAhlmh-xJjkCYyytH8336RPJWuP_lwu5chDohrwdjucqNQkqnyDRY2WTL)

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