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The checkbox form field type provides a single checkbox. If the parameter has a saved value this is selected when the page is first loaded. If not, the default value (if any) is selected.

• type (mandatory) must be checkbox
• name (mandatory) is the unique name of the parameter.
• label (mandatory) (translatable) is the descriptive title of the field.
• value (optional) is the default value of the checkbox. If exist the checkbox will be checked by default.
• description (optional) (translatable) is text that will be shown as a tooltip when the user moves the mouse over the label.
• class (optional) is a CSS class name for the HTML form field. If omitted this will default to 'inputbox'.

Example XML parameter definition:

<field name="mycheckbox" type="checkbox" label="Show title" description="" value="1" />

Example

<field 
	name="kitchen_distribution_option_1"
	id="kitchen-distribution-option_1"
	type="checkbox"
	label="COM_COTIZACION_KITCHEN_DISTRIBUTION_OPTION_1_LABEL" 
	description="COM_COTIZACION_KITCHEN_DISTRIBUTION_OPTION_1_DESC"
	value="1"
/>

See also

• List of standard form field types