Sample Code 115: How to setup and process checkboxes?
Written by kksou   
Monday, 11 December 2006
Problem

You want to setup checkboxes and find out the status of each checkbox as shown below:

How to setup and process checkboxes?


Solution

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<?php
$window = new GtkWindow();
$window->set_size_request(400, 240);
$window->connect_simple('destroy', array('Gtk','main_quit'));
$window->add($vbox = new GtkVBox());

// display title
$title = new GtkLabel("Setup and process checkboxes");
$title->modify_font(new PangoFontDescription("Times New Roman Italic 10"));
$title->modify_fg(Gtk::STATE_NORMAL, GdkColor::parse("#0000ff"));
$title->set_size_request(-1, 40);
$vbox->pack_start($title, 0, 0);

// setup checkboxes
$checkbox1 = setup_checkbox('checkbox 1');
$checkbox2 = setup_checkbox('checkbox 2');
$checkbox3 = setup_checkbox('checkbox 3');

// pack them inside vbox
$vbox->pack_start($checkbox1, 0, 0);
$vbox->pack_start($checkbox2, 0, 0);
$vbox->pack_start($checkbox3, 0, 0);

// add a status area
$vbox->pack_start($status_area = new GtkLabel('Select the checkboxes'));

$window->show_all();
Gtk::main();

// function to simplify the display of grouped radio buttons
function setup_checkbox($label) {
    $checkbox = new GtkCheckButton($label); // note 1
    $checkbox->connect('toggled', "on_toggle"); // note 2
    return $checkbox;
}
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Explanation
  1. Create the checkbox.
  2. Call on_toggle() when user checks the checkboxes.
  3. Get the status of each checkbox.

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  1. J
    February 21, 2008 5:51am

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    May 21, 2008 10:14am

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