useCheckboxGroup

useCheckboxGroup is a custom hook that provides all the state management logic for a group of checkboxes.

Import#

import { useCheckboxGroup } from '@chakra-ui/react'

Return value#

The useCheckboxGroup hook returns following props

NameTypeDescription
valueStringOrNumber[]The value of checkbox group.
isDisabledbooleanA function to set the boolean value to false.
onChange(input: EventOrValue) => voidThe onChange handler for the checkbox group.
setValue(state: StringOrNumber[]) => voidA function to set the value of the checkbox group.
getCheckboxProps(props?: Dict) => DictA function that takes checkbox props returns them with a onChange handler for the checkbox group and the checked state.

Usage#

function Example() {
function CustomCheckbox(props) {
const { state, getCheckboxProps, getInputProps, getLabelProps, htmlProps } =
useCheckbox(props)
return (
<chakra.label
display='flex'
flexDirection='row'
alignItems='center'
gridColumnGap={2}
maxW='40'
bg='green.50'
border='1px solid'
borderColor='green.500'
rounded='lg'
px={3}
py={1}
cursor='pointer'
{...htmlProps}
>
<input {...getInputProps()} hidden />
<Flex
alignItems='center'
justifyContent='center'
border='2px solid'
borderColor='green.500'
w={4}
h={4}
{...getCheckboxProps()}
>
{state.isChecked && <Box w={2} h={2} bg='green.500' />}
</Flex>
<Text color='gray.700' {...getLabelProps()}>
Click me for {props.value}
</Text>
</chakra.label>
)
}
const { value, getCheckboxProps } = useCheckboxGroup({
defaultValue: ['2'],
})
return (
<Stack>
<Text>The selected checkboxes are: {value.sort().join(' and ')}</Text>
<CustomCheckbox {...getCheckboxProps({ value: '1' })} />
<CustomCheckbox {...getCheckboxProps({ value: '2' })} />
<CustomCheckbox {...getCheckboxProps({ value: '3' })} />
</Stack>
)
}

Parameters#

The useCheckboxGroup hook accepts an object with the following properties:

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