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The <checkbox> component bound to a bool ​

The <checkbox> component bound to a bool.

Try it: click the box, or focus it and press Space.

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cpp
// Copyright 2026 Arthur Sonzogni. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by the MIT license that can be found in
// the LICENSE file.
//
// The <checkbox> component bound to a bool.
//
// Try it: click the box, or focus it and press Space.
#include <rtxui/rtxui.hpp>

using namespace rtxui;

class CheckboxDemo : public Component<CheckboxDemo> {
 public:
  bool checked = false;

  std::string_view view = R"html(
      <div class="container">
        <p class="title">Interactive Checkbox Element</p>
        <p class="desc">A binary toggle. Click it, or focus it and press Space.</p>
        
        <checkbox checked="{checked}">Enable Notifications</checkbox>
        
        <div class="output-box">
          <span class="label">Live Checked State:</span>
          <span class="value">{checked}</span>
        </div>
      </div>

      <style>
        self {
          --bg: rgb(13, 17, 23);
          --border: rgb(48, 54, 61);
          --text: rgb(230, 237, 243);
          --muted: rgb(139, 148, 158);
          --accent: rgb(88, 166, 255);

          display: flex;
          align-items: center;
          justify-content: center;
          width: 100%;
          height: 100%;
          background-color: var(--bg);
          color: var(--text);
        }
        .container {
          display: block;
          border: tall;
          border-color: var(--border);
          background-color: rgb(22, 27, 34);
          padding: 1 3;
          width: 62;
        }
        .title {
          color: var(--accent);
          font-weight: bold;
        }
        .desc {
          color: var(--muted);
          margin-bottom: 1;
        }
        .output-box {
          display: flex;
          justify-content: space-between;
          width: 100%;
          border-top: solid;
          border-color: var(--border);
          margin-top: 1;
          padding-top: 1;
        }
        .label {
          color: var(--muted);
        }
        .value {
          color: var(--accent);
          font-weight: bold;
        }
        .slider-wrapper, .progress-wrapper {
          display: flex;
          gap: 2;
          align-items: center;
        }
        .stats {
          color: var(--muted);
          margin-top: 1;
        }
        input, textarea, select, .styled-input, .editor {
          border: tall;
          border-color: var(--border);
          background-color: var(--bg);
          color: var(--text);
          padding: 0 1;
          width: 100%;
        }
        input:focus, textarea:focus, select:focus,
        .styled-input:focus, .editor:focus {
          border-color: var(--accent);
        }
      </style>
    )html";

  CheckboxDemo() {
    Bind(checked);
    EnableHotReload();
  }
};

int main() {
  auto app = Ref<CheckboxDemo>::New();
  Screen screen(app);
  screen.Loop();
  return 0;
}