Qt Toolkit - QCheckBox Class

# QCheckBox Class Reference

The QCheckBox widget provides a check box with a text label. More...

`#include <qcheckbox.h>`

Inherits QButton.

List of all member functions.

## Public Members

- QCheckBox ( QWidget * parent=0, const char * name=0 )
- QCheckBox ( const char * text, QWidget * parent, const char * name=0 )
- bool isChecked () const
- void setChecked ( bool check )
- virtual QSize sizeHint () const

## Protected Members

- virtual void drawButton ( QPainter * )
- virtual void drawButtonLabel ( QPainter * )

## Detailed Description

The QCheckBox widget provides a check box with a text label.

QCheckBox and QRadioButton are both toggle buttons, but a check box represents an independent switch that can be on (checked) or off (unchecked).

See also: QButton, QRadioButton and Fowler: Check Box.

Examples: xform/xform.cpp widgets/widgets.cpp

## Member Function Documentation

### QCheckBox::QCheckBox ( QWidget * parent=0, const char * name=0 )

Constructs a check box with no text.

The parent and name arguments are sent to the QWidget constructor.

### QCheckBox::QCheckBox ( const char * text, QWidget * parent, const char * name=0 )

Constructs a check box with a text.

The parent and name arguments are sent to the QWidget constructor.

### void QCheckBox::drawButton ( QPainter * paint ) `[virtual protected]`

Draws the check box. Calls drawButtonLabel() to draw the content.

See also: drawButtonLabel().

Reimplemented from QButton.

### void QCheckBox::drawButtonLabel ( QPainter * p ) `[virtual protected]`

Draws the check box label.

See also: drawButton().

Reimplemented from QButton.

### bool QCheckBox::isChecked () const

Returns TRUE if the check box is checked, or FALSE if it is not checked.

See also: setChecked().

Examples: xform/xform.cpp

### void QCheckBox::setChecked ( bool check )

Checks the check box if check is TRUE, or unchecks it if check is FALSE.

See also: isChecked().

Examples: xform/xform.cpp

### QSize QCheckBox::sizeHint () const `[virtual]`

Returns a size which fits the contents of the check box.

Reimplemented from QWidget.

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- qcheckbox.h: 1998/08/21
- qcheckbox.cpp: 1998/07/03