# Class: AuWidgetCheckbox

A widget that adds a checkbox.

For details, you can refer to the [Checkbox widget](https://customerscanvas.com/dev/editors/ui-framework/widgets/checkbox.html) topic.

```
{
  "widgets": [
    {
      "name": "agree-checkbox",
      "type": "checkbox",
      "params": {
        "prompt": "I approve the design.",
        "autoReset": true,
        "value": true
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

## Hierarchy

  ↳ [AuBaseSelectorWidget](aubaseselectorwidget.md)

  ↳ **AuWidgetCheckbox**

## Implements

* [IWidget](../interfaces/iwidget.md)
* [IRestorableWidget](../interfaces/irestorablewidget.md)

## Index

### Properties

* [params](auwidgetcheckbox.md#params)
* [value](auwidgetcheckbox.md#value)

### Accessors

* [_](auwidgetcheckbox.md#_)

### Methods

* [checkInitDependenciesWidgets](auwidgetcheckbox.md#checkinitdependencieswidgets)
* [clearSelection](auwidgetcheckbox.md#clearselection)
* [exportWidgetData](auwidgetcheckbox.md#exportwidgetdata)
* [resetPreloaderState](auwidgetcheckbox.md#resetpreloaderstate)
* [restoreWidgetFromData](auwidgetcheckbox.md#restorewidgetfromdata)
* [showPreloader](auwidgetcheckbox.md#showpreloader)
* [showToast](auwidgetcheckbox.md#showtoast)

## Properties

###  params

• **params**: *[ICheckboxConfig](../interfaces/icheckboxconfig.md)*

*Implementation of [IWidget](../interfaces/iwidget.md).[params](../interfaces/iwidget.md#optional-params)*

*Overrides [AuBaseWidget](aubasewidget.md).[params](aubasewidget.md#params)*

Properties of the widget.

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###  value

• **value**: *boolean* = false

## Accessors

###  _

• **get _**(): *boolean*

*Overrides [AuBaseSelectorWidget](aubaseselectorwidget.md).[_](aubaseselectorwidget.md#_)*

Returns the checkbox value.

**Returns:** *boolean*

## Methods

###  checkInitDependenciesWidgets

▸ **checkInitDependenciesWidgets**(): *string[]*

*Inherited from [AuBaseWidget](aubasewidget.md).[checkInitDependenciesWidgets](aubasewidget.md#checkinitdependencieswidgets)*

Returns an array of widget names, due to which the current widget cannot receive parameters.

**Returns:** *string[]*

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###  clearSelection

▸ **clearSelection**(): *void*

*Overrides [AuBaseSelectorWidget](aubaseselectorwidget.md).[clearSelection](aubaseselectorwidget.md#abstract-clearselection)*

Sets the checkbox value to `false`.

**Returns:** *void*

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###  exportWidgetData

▸ **exportWidgetData**(`force`: boolean): *Promise‹CheckboxData›*

*Implementation of [IRestorableWidget](../interfaces/irestorablewidget.md)*

**Parameters:**

Name | Type |
------ | ------ |
`force` | boolean |

**Returns:** *Promise‹CheckboxData›*

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###  resetPreloaderState

▸ **resetPreloaderState**(): *void*

*Inherited from [AuBaseWidget](aubasewidget.md).[resetPreloaderState](aubasewidget.md#resetpreloaderstate)*

**Returns:** *void*

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###  restoreWidgetFromData

▸ **restoreWidgetFromData**(`widgetData`: CheckboxData, `force`: boolean): *Promise‹void›*

**Parameters:**

Name | Type |
------ | ------ |
`widgetData` | CheckboxData |
`force` | boolean |

**Returns:** *Promise‹void›*

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###  showPreloader

▸ **showPreloader**(`isPreload`: boolean, `message`: string | string[], `timeout`: number): *void*

*Inherited from [AuBaseWidget](aubasewidget.md).[showPreloader](aubasewidget.md#showpreloader)*

Shows a preloader.

```
"onClick": [
  "{{#function main.showPreloader(true, 'Creating print files...')}}",
  "{{#function $['editor'].getHiResImages(800,800)}}",
  "{{#function main.showPreloader(false)}}"
]
```

**Parameters:**

Name | Type | Default | Description |
------ | ------ | ------ | ------ |
`isPreload` | boolean | - | If `true`, enables the preloader. |
`message` | string | string[] |  [""] | A text message that appears next to the preloader.  |
`timeout` | number | 5 | - |

**Returns:** *void*

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###  showToast

▸ **showToast**(`data?`: string, `duration?`: number): *void*

*Inherited from [AuBaseWidget](aubasewidget.md).[showToast](aubasewidget.md#showtoast)*

Shows a toast.

```
return editor.loadUserInfo(data)
    .catch(err => {
        this.widget.showToast("Error: Invalid data");
        console.log(err);
    });
```

**Parameters:**

Name | Type | Description |
------ | ------ | ------ |
`data?` | string | A string message to display in the toast. |
`duration?` | number | Defines how long to show the toast for.  |

**Returns:** *void*