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This field type represents a Checkbox status, checked or unchecked.

NameInternal nameExpected input type
Checkboxezbooleanboolean

Description

The Checkbox Field Type stores the current status for a checkbox input, checked of unchecked, by storing a boolean value.

PHP API Field Type 

Value object

Properties

The Value class of this Field Type contains the following properties:

PropertyTypeDefault valueDescription
$boolbooleanfalseThis property will be used for the checkbox status, which will be represented by a boolean value.
Code Block
languagephp
titleValue object content examples
linenumberstrue
use eZ\Publish\Core\FieldType\Checkbox\Type;
 
// Instantiates a checkbox value with a default state (false)
$checkboxValue = new Checkbox\Value();
 
// Checked
$value->bool = true; 
 
// Unchecked
$value->bool = false;
Constructor

The Checkbox\Value constructor accepts an array of selected elements identifiers.a boolean value:

Code Block
languagephp
titleConstructor example
linenumberstrue
use eZ\Publish\Core\FieldType\Checkbox\Type;
 
// Instantiates a checkbox value with a checked state
$checkboxValue = new Checkbox\Value( true );
String representation

As this Field Type is not a string but a bool, it will return "1" (true) or "0" (false) in cases where it is cast to string.