<label> delegating clicks and focus to the control it names
<label> delegating clicks and focus to the control it names.
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.
//
// <label> delegating clicks and focus to the control it names.
#include <rtxui/rtxui.hpp>
#include <string_view>
using namespace rtxui;
class LabelDemo : public Component<LabelDemo> {
public:
bool notify = false;
bool sound = true;
std::string_view view = R"html(
<div class="card">
<h1>Label</h1>
<p>Clicking a label acts on the control it belongs to.</p>
<h2>for="id" names the control</h2>
<div class="row">
<label for="notify">Click this label</label>
<checkbox id="notify" checked="{notify}">Notifications</checkbox>
</div>
<h2>or the label wraps it</h2>
<label class="wrapper">
Click anywhere on this line
<checkbox checked="{sound}">Sound</checkbox>
</label>
<div class="readout">
<span>notifications <span class="value">{notify}</span></span>
<span>sound <span class="value">{sound}</span></span>
</div>
</div>
<style>
self {
--border: rgb(48, 54, 61);
--muted: rgb(139, 148, 158);
--accent: rgb(88, 166, 255);
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
width: 100%;
color: rgb(230, 237, 243);
}
.card {
border: tall;
border-color: var(--border);
background-color: rgb(22, 27, 34);
padding: 1 3;
width: 54;
}
h1 {
color: var(--accent);
}
p {
color: var(--muted);
}
h2 {
margin: 1 0 0 0;
font-weight: normal;
color: var(--muted);
}
.row {
display: flex;
gap: 3;
}
label {
color: var(--accent);
}
label:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
}
.wrapper {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
}
.readout {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
border-top: solid;
border-color: var(--border);
margin-top: 1;
padding-top: 1;
color: var(--muted);
}
.value {
color: var(--accent);
font-weight: bold;
}
</style>
)html";
LabelDemo() {
Bind(notify);
Bind(sound);
}
};
int main() {
auto app = Ref<LabelDemo>::New();
Screen screen(app);
screen.Loop();
return 0;
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