Using the JCheckBox Control

How to use the Swing check box control on a form.

About this technique	Details
Category	Java Client Techniques> Version 3 Swing-based controls
Description	You'll learn about: Getting the control state
	You can run this technique code from: Database: Examples3_Java Form: frmJCheckBox NOTE   First make sure that database is running on your localhost SilverStream Server
Related reading	See the chapter on the Form Designer in the Tools Guide

Getting the control state   

The following code uses the getState() method to determine the boolean state of the check box control chkUSCitizen. It then uses setText() to place a value in a text label lblCheckBoxState accordingly.

  private void handle_chkUSCitizen_valueChanged(AgoPropertyChangeEvent evt) 
  { 
      if (chkUSCitizen.getState()) 
        lblCheckBoxState.setText("State = True"); 
      else 
        lblCheckBoxState.setText("State = False"); 
  }