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FCheckBox (component)

FCheckBox, component

The CheckBox component in the Flash authoring environment provides drag-and-drop functionality for adding check boxes to Flash documents; it also provides a user interface for setting basic parameters. The methods of the FCheckBox component allow you to control check boxes at runtime: you can create check boxes, control check boxes created in authoring, set or override basic parameters, and set additional runtime options. You do not need to use a constructor to access the methods of components.

The CheckBox component is supported by Flash Player 6.

Component methods do not perform error checking for type, as do other native ActionScript objects and actions; therefore, it is recommended that you validate parameters before passing them to methods.

For information on using the CheckBox component, setting parameters during authoring, and changing the color and appearance of components, see Customizing component colors and text and Customizing component skins in the Using Components chapter of Using Flash.

Method summary for the FCheckBox component

Method | Description
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`FCheckBox.getEnabled` | Returns `true` if the check box is enabled, `false` if it is disabled.
`FCheckBox.getLabel` | Returns the label applied to the check box as a string.
`FCheckBox.getValue` | Returns `true` if the check box is selected, `false` if it is not selected.
`FCheckBox.registerSkinElement` | Registers a skin element to a property.
`FCheckBox.setChangeHandler` | Specifies a change handler to call when the value of the check box changes.
`FCheckBox.setEnabled` | Determines whether the check box is enabled or disabled.
`FCheckBox.setLabel` | Specifies text for the label of the check box.
`FCheckBox.setLabelPlacement` | Specifies whether the label appears to the left or right of the check box.
`FCheckBox.setSize` | Sets the width of the check box, in pixels, and redraws it.
`FCheckBox.setStyleProperty` | Sets a single style property for a component.
`FCheckBox.setValue` | Selects or deselects the check box and triggers the change handler function.