Form Element, Check Box

Use:

Check boxes are used to present a user with a yes/no choice. Each check box has its own name as specified by the NAME property. You should make this name meaningful so you can decipher the user's response. (See discussion and background for more details).

Properties:

ATTRIBUTE

REQUIRED?

DESCRIPTION

NAME=" "

Required

The name of the check box.

VALUE=" "

Optional

The default value is ‘on’ if the box is checked. You can change this value by entering your own.

CHECKED

Optional

Makes the check box checked by default.

Example HTML:

1. <INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="Own_Computer?" CHECKED> Do you own a computer?

Do you own a computer?

2. <INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="WIN_95"> Do you use Windows 95?

Do you use Windows 95?

NOTE

For this example to work it must be inside form tags (<FORM .. ..> .. .. </FORM>). The entire form code, including all the examples, is ready for you to use.

ATTRIBUTE	REQUIRED?	DESCRIPTION
NAME=" "	Required	The name of the check box.
VALUE=" "	Optional	The default value is ‘on’ if the box is checked. You can change this value by entering your own.
CHECKED	Optional	Makes the check box checked by default.