CheckboxGroup

A CheckboxGroup allows users to select one or more items from a list of choices.

install	`yarn add @adobe/react-spectrum`
added	3.0.0
usage	`import {CheckboxGroup, Checkbox} from '@adobe/react-spectrum'`

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Spectrum

Example#

<CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports">
  <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports">
  <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports">
  <Checkbox value="soccer">
    Soccer
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">
    Baseball
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">
    Basketball
  </Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

Content#

CheckboxGroup accepts multiple Checkbox elements as children. Each Checkbox represents an option that can be selected, labeled by its children.

Value#

CheckboxGroup supports selecting zero or more items. An initial, uncontrolled value can be provided to the CheckboxGroup using the defaultValue prop. Alternatively, a controlled value can be provided using the value prop. Both of these props accept an array of selected items, which map to the value prop on each item.

function Example() {
  let [selected, setSelected] = React.useState(['soccer', 'baseball']);

  return (
    <Flex gap="size-300">
      <CheckboxGroup
        label="Favorite sports (uncontrolled)"
        defaultValue={['soccer', 'baseball']}
      >
        <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
      </CheckboxGroup>

      <CheckboxGroup
        label="Favorite sports (controlled)"
        value={selected}
        onChange={setSelected}
      >
        <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
      </CheckboxGroup>
    </Flex>
  );
}

function Example() {
  let [selected, setSelected] = React.useState([
    'soccer',
    'baseball'
  ]);

  return (
    <Flex gap="size-300">
      <CheckboxGroup
        label="Favorite sports (uncontrolled)"
        defaultValue={['soccer', 'baseball']}
      >
        <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
      </CheckboxGroup>

      <CheckboxGroup
        label="Favorite sports (controlled)"
        value={selected}
        onChange={setSelected}
      >
        <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
      </CheckboxGroup>
    </Flex>
  );
}

function Example() {
  let [
    selected,
    setSelected
  ] = React.useState([
    'soccer',
    'baseball'
  ]);

  return (
    <Flex gap="size-300">
      <CheckboxGroup
        label="Favorite sports (uncontrolled)"
        defaultValue={[
          'soccer',
          'baseball'
        ]}
      >
        <Checkbox value="soccer">
          Soccer
        </Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="baseball">
          Baseball
        </Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="basketball">
          Basketball
        </Checkbox>
      </CheckboxGroup>

      <CheckboxGroup
        label="Favorite sports (controlled)"
        value={selected}
        onChange={setSelected}
      >
        <Checkbox value="soccer">
          Soccer
        </Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="baseball">
          Baseball
        </Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="basketball">
          Basketball
        </Checkbox>
      </CheckboxGroup>
    </Flex>
  );
}

Labeling#

A visual label should be provided for the CheckboxGroup using the label prop. If the CheckboxGroup requires an option to be selected by the user, the isRequired and necessityIndicator props can be used to show a required state.

<Flex gap="size-300" wrap>
  <CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports">
    <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
  </CheckboxGroup>
  <CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports" isRequired necessityIndicator="icon">
    <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
  </CheckboxGroup>
  <CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports" isRequired necessityIndicator="label">
    <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
  </CheckboxGroup>
  <CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports" necessityIndicator="label">
    <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
  </CheckboxGroup>
</Flex>

<Flex gap="size-300" wrap>
  <CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports">
    <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
  </CheckboxGroup>
  <CheckboxGroup
    label="Favorite sports"
    isRequired
    necessityIndicator="icon"
  >
    <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
  </CheckboxGroup>
  <CheckboxGroup
    label="Favorite sports"
    isRequired
    necessityIndicator="label"
  >
    <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
  </CheckboxGroup>
  <CheckboxGroup
    label="Favorite sports"
    necessityIndicator="label"
  >
    <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
  </CheckboxGroup>
</Flex>

<Flex
  gap="size-300"
  wrap
>
  <CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports">
    <Checkbox value="soccer">
      Soccer
    </Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="baseball">
      Baseball
    </Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="basketball">
      Basketball
    </Checkbox>
  </CheckboxGroup>
  <CheckboxGroup
    label="Favorite sports"
    isRequired
    necessityIndicator="icon"
  >
    <Checkbox value="soccer">
      Soccer
    </Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="baseball">
      Baseball
    </Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="basketball">
      Basketball
    </Checkbox>
  </CheckboxGroup>
  <CheckboxGroup
    label="Favorite sports"
    isRequired
    necessityIndicator="label"
  >
    <Checkbox value="soccer">
      Soccer
    </Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="baseball">
      Baseball
    </Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="basketball">
      Basketball
    </Checkbox>
  </CheckboxGroup>
  <CheckboxGroup
    label="Favorite sports"
    necessityIndicator="label"
  >
    <Checkbox value="soccer">
      Soccer
    </Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="baseball">
      Baseball
    </Checkbox>
    <Checkbox value="basketball">
      Basketball
    </Checkbox>
  </CheckboxGroup>
</Flex>

Accessibility#

If a visible label isn't specified for a CheckboxGroup, an aria-label must be provided for accessibility. If the field is labeled by a separate element, an aria-labelledby prop must be provided using the id of the labeling element instead.

Checkbox elements within a group should always have a visible label.

Internationalization#

To internationalize a CheckboxGroup, a localized string should be passed to the label prop and as the child content of the Checkbox elements. For languages that are read right-to-left (e.g. Hebrew and Arabic), the Checkbox is automatically placed on the right side of the text. When the necessityIndicator prop is set to "label", a localized string will be provided for "(required)" or "(optional)" automatically.

Events#

CheckboxGroup accepts an onChange prop, which is triggered when a user adds or removes an item from the selection. The example below uses onChange to log how the user is interacting with the component.

function Example() {
  let [selected, setSelected] = React.useState([]);

  return (
    <>
      <CheckboxGroup
        label="Favorite sports"
        value={selected}
        onChange={setSelected}
      >
        <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
      </CheckboxGroup>
      <div>You have selected: {selected.join(', ')}</div>
    </>
  );
}

function Example() {
  let [selected, setSelected] = React.useState([]);

  return (
    <>
      <CheckboxGroup
        label="Favorite sports"
        value={selected}
        onChange={setSelected}
      >
        <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
      </CheckboxGroup>
      <div>You have selected: {selected.join(', ')}</div>
    </>
  );
}

function Example() {
  let [
    selected,
    setSelected
  ] = React.useState([]);

  return (
    <>
      <CheckboxGroup
        label="Favorite sports"
        value={selected}
        onChange={setSelected}
      >
        <Checkbox value="soccer">
          Soccer
        </Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="baseball">
          Baseball
        </Checkbox>
        <Checkbox value="basketball">
          Basketball
        </Checkbox>
      </CheckboxGroup>
      <div>
        You have
        selected:{' '}
        {selected.join(
          ', '
        )}
      </div>
    </>
  );
}

Validation#

CheckboxGroups can display a validation state to communicate to the user if the current value is invalid. Implement your own validation logic in your app and pass "invalid" to the validationState prop to either the CheckboxGroup or an individual Checkbox to mark it as invalid.

Group validation#

If the group as a whole is invalid, for example if the user must choose at least one option but failed to do so, then pass validationState="invalid" to the CheckboxGroup.

The following example shows how to require that at least one option is selected. It sets the validationState prop to "invalid" when no options are selected and removes it otherwise.

function Example() {
  let [selected, setSelected] = React.useState([]);

  return (
    <CheckboxGroup
      label="Sandwich condiments"
      value={selected}
      onChange={setSelected}
      isRequired
      validationState={selected.length === 0 ? 'invalid' : null}
    >
      <Checkbox value="lettuce">Lettuce</Checkbox>
      <Checkbox value="tomato">Tomato</Checkbox>
      <Checkbox value="onion">Onion</Checkbox>
      <Checkbox value="sprouts">Sprouts</Checkbox>
    </CheckboxGroup>
  );
}

function Example() {
  let [selected, setSelected] = React.useState([]);

  return (
    <CheckboxGroup
      label="Sandwich condiments"
      value={selected}
      onChange={setSelected}
      isRequired
      validationState={selected.length === 0
        ? 'invalid'
        : null}
    >
      <Checkbox value="lettuce">Lettuce</Checkbox>
      <Checkbox value="tomato">Tomato</Checkbox>
      <Checkbox value="onion">Onion</Checkbox>
      <Checkbox value="sprouts">Sprouts</Checkbox>
    </CheckboxGroup>
  );
}

function Example() {
  let [
    selected,
    setSelected
  ] = React.useState([]);

  return (
    <CheckboxGroup
      label="Sandwich condiments"
      value={selected}
      onChange={setSelected}
      isRequired
      validationState={selected
          .length === 0
        ? 'invalid'
        : null}
    >
      <Checkbox value="lettuce">
        Lettuce
      </Checkbox>
      <Checkbox value="tomato">
        Tomato
      </Checkbox>
      <Checkbox value="onion">
        Onion
      </Checkbox>
      <Checkbox value="sprouts">
        Sprouts
      </Checkbox>
    </CheckboxGroup>
  );
}

Individual Checkbox validation#

If an individual checkbox is invalid, for example if the user must select a particular option but failed to do so, then pass validationState="invalid" to the Checkbox element instead.

The following example shows how to require that all items are selected. It uses the isRequired prop on each individual Checkbox element to indicate to assistive technology that every checkbox is required. By default, the isRequired prop on the CheckboxGroup only indicates that the group is required, not any individual option. In addition, validationState="invalid" is set on each checkbox that is not yet checked.

function Example() {
  let [selected, setSelected] = React.useState([]);

  return (
    <CheckboxGroup
      label="Agree to the following"
      isRequired
      value={selected}
      onChange={setSelected}
    >
      <Checkbox
        value="terms"
        isRequired
        validationState={!selected.includes('terms') ? 'invalid' : null}
      >
        Terms and conditions
      </Checkbox>
      <Checkbox
        value="privacy"
        isRequired
        validationState={!selected.includes('privacy') ? 'invalid' : null}
      >
        Privacy policy
      </Checkbox>
      <Checkbox
        value="cookies"
        isRequired
        validationState={!selected.includes('cookies') ? 'invalid' : null}
      >
        Cookie policy
      </Checkbox>
    </CheckboxGroup>
  );
}

function Example() {
  let [selected, setSelected] = React.useState([]);

  return (
    <CheckboxGroup
      label="Agree to the following"
      isRequired
      value={selected}
      onChange={setSelected}
    >
      <Checkbox
        value="terms"
        isRequired
        validationState={!selected.includes('terms')
          ? 'invalid'
          : null}
      >
        Terms and conditions
      </Checkbox>
      <Checkbox
        value="privacy"
        isRequired
        validationState={!selected.includes('privacy')
          ? 'invalid'
          : null}
      >
        Privacy policy
      </Checkbox>
      <Checkbox
        value="cookies"
        isRequired
        validationState={!selected.includes('cookies')
          ? 'invalid'
          : null}
      >
        Cookie policy
      </Checkbox>
    </CheckboxGroup>
  );
}

function Example() {
  let [
    selected,
    setSelected
  ] = React.useState([]);

  return (
    <CheckboxGroup
      label="Agree to the following"
      isRequired
      value={selected}
      onChange={setSelected}
    >
      <Checkbox
        value="terms"
        isRequired
        validationState={!selected
            .includes(
              'terms'
            )
          ? 'invalid'
          : null}
      >
        Terms and
        conditions
      </Checkbox>
      <Checkbox
        value="privacy"
        isRequired
        validationState={!selected
            .includes(
              'privacy'
            )
          ? 'invalid'
          : null}
      >
        Privacy policy
      </Checkbox>
      <Checkbox
        value="cookies"
        isRequired
        validationState={!selected
            .includes(
              'cookies'
            )
          ? 'invalid'
          : null}
      >
        Cookie policy
      </Checkbox>
    </CheckboxGroup>
  );
}

Props#

Name	Type	Default	Description
`children`	`ReactElement<CheckboxProps> \| ReactElement<CheckboxProps>[]`	—	The Checkboxes contained within the CheckboxGroup.
`orientation`	`Orientation`	`'vertical'`	The axis the checkboxes should align with.
`isEmphasized`	`boolean`	—	By default, checkboxes are not emphasized (gray). The emphasized (blue) version provides visual prominence.
`name`	`string`	—	The name of the CheckboxGroup, used when submitting an HTML form.
`value`	`string[]`	—	The current value (controlled).
`defaultValue`	`string[]`	—	The default value (uncontrolled).
`isDisabled`	`boolean`	—	Whether the input is disabled.
`isReadOnly`	`boolean`	—	Whether the input can be selected but not changed by the user.
`label`	`ReactNode`	—	The content to display as the label.
`description`	`ReactNode`	—	A description for the field. Provides a hint such as specific requirements for what to choose.
`errorMessage`	`ReactNode`	—	An error message for the field.
`validationState`	`ValidationState`	—	Whether the input should display its "valid" or "invalid" visual styling.
`isRequired`	`boolean`	—	Whether user input is required on the input before form submission. Often paired with the `necessityIndicator` prop to add a visual indicator to the input.
`labelPosition`	`LabelPosition`	`'top'`	The label's overall position relative to the element it is labeling.
`labelAlign`	`Alignment`	`'start'`	The label's horizontal alignment relative to the element it is labeling.
`necessityIndicator`	`NecessityIndicator`	`'icon'`	Whether the required state should be shown as an icon or text.
`contextualHelp`	`ReactNode`	—	A ContextualHelp element to place next to the label.
`showErrorIcon`	`boolean`	—	Whether an error icon is rendered.

Events

Name	Type	Default	Description
`onChange`	`( (value: T )) => void`	—	Handler that is called when the value changes.

Layout

Name	Type	Default	Description
`flex`	`Responsive<string \| number \| boolean>`	—	When used in a flex layout, specifies how the element will grow or shrink to fit the space available. See MDN.
`flexGrow`	`Responsive<number>`	—	When used in a flex layout, specifies how the element will grow to fit the space available. See MDN.
`flexShrink`	`Responsive<number>`	—	When used in a flex layout, specifies how the element will shrink to fit the space available. See MDN.
`flexBasis`	`Responsive<number \| string>`	—	When used in a flex layout, specifies the initial main size of the element. See MDN.
`alignSelf`	`Responsive<'auto' \| 'normal' \| 'start' \| 'end' \| 'center' \| 'flex-start' \| 'flex-end' \| 'self-start' \| 'self-end' \| 'stretch'>`	—	Overrides the `alignItems` property of a flex or grid container. See MDN.
`justifySelf`	`Responsive<'auto' \| 'normal' \| 'start' \| 'end' \| 'flex-start' \| 'flex-end' \| 'self-start' \| 'self-end' \| 'center' \| 'left' \| 'right' \| 'stretch'>`	—	Specifies how the element is justified inside a flex or grid container. See MDN.
`order`	`Responsive<number>`	—	The layout order for the element within a flex or grid container. See MDN.
`gridArea`	`Responsive<string>`	—	When used in a grid layout, specifies the named grid area that the element should be placed in within the grid. See MDN.
`gridColumn`	`Responsive<string>`	—	When used in a grid layout, specifies the column the element should be placed in within the grid. See MDN.
`gridRow`	`Responsive<string>`	—	When used in a grid layout, specifies the row the element should be placed in within the grid. See MDN.
`gridColumnStart`	`Responsive<string>`	—	When used in a grid layout, specifies the starting column to span within the grid. See MDN.
`gridColumnEnd`	`Responsive<string>`	—	When used in a grid layout, specifies the ending column to span within the grid. See MDN.
`gridRowStart`	`Responsive<string>`	—	When used in a grid layout, specifies the starting row to span within the grid. See MDN.
`gridRowEnd`	`Responsive<string>`	—	When used in a grid layout, specifies the ending row to span within the grid. See MDN.

Spacing

Name	Type	Default	Description
`margin`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The margin for all four sides of the element. See MDN.
`marginTop`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The margin for the top side of the element. See MDN.
`marginBottom`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The margin for the bottom side of the element. See MDN.
`marginStart`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The margin for the logical start side of the element, depending on layout direction. See MDN.
`marginEnd`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The margin for the logical end side of an element, depending on layout direction. See MDN.
`marginX`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The margin for both the left and right sides of the element. See MDN.
`marginY`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The margin for both the top and bottom sides of the element. See MDN.

Sizing

Name	Type	Default	Description
`width`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The width of the element. See MDN.
`minWidth`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The minimum width of the element. See MDN.
`maxWidth`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The maximum width of the element. See MDN.
`height`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The height of the element. See MDN.
`minHeight`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The minimum height of the element. See MDN.
`maxHeight`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The maximum height of the element. See MDN.

Positioning

Name	Type	Default	Description
`position`	`Responsive<'static' \| 'relative' \| 'absolute' \| 'fixed' \| 'sticky'>`	—	Specifies how the element is positioned. See MDN.
`top`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The top position for the element. See MDN.
`bottom`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The bottom position for the element. See MDN.
`left`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The left position for the element. See MDN. Consider using `start` instead for RTL support.
`right`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The right position for the element. See MDN. Consider using `start` instead for RTL support.
`start`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The logical start position for the element, depending on layout direction. See MDN.
`end`	`Responsive<DimensionValue>`	—	The logical end position for the element, depending on layout direction. See MDN.
`zIndex`	`Responsive<number>`	—	The stacking order for the element. See MDN.
`isHidden`	`Responsive<boolean>`	—	Hides the element.

Accessibility

Name	Type	Default	Description
`id`	`string`	—	The element's unique identifier. See MDN.
`aria-label`	`string`	—	Defines a string value that labels the current element.
`aria-labelledby`	`string`	—	Identifies the element (or elements) that labels the current element.
`aria-describedby`	`string`	—	Identifies the element (or elements) that describes the object.
`aria-details`	`string`	—	Identifies the element (or elements) that provide a detailed, extended description for the object.
`aria-errormessage`	`string`	—	Identifies the element that provides an error message for the object.

Advanced

Name	Type	Default	Description
`UNSAFE_className`	`string`	—	Sets the CSS className for the element. Only use as a last resort. Use style props instead.
`UNSAFE_style`	`CSSProperties`	—	Sets inline style for the element. Only use as a last resort. Use style props instead.

Visual options#

Orientation#

CheckboxGroups are vertically oriented by default. The orientation prop can be used to change the orientation to horizontal.

<CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports" orientation="horizontal">
  <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup
  label="Favorite sports"
  orientation="horizontal"
>
  <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup
  label="Favorite sports"
  orientation="horizontal"
>
  <Checkbox value="soccer">
    Soccer
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">
    Baseball
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">
    Basketball
  </Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

Label position and alignment#

By default, the label is positioned above the CheckboxGroup. The labelPosition prop can be used to position the label to the side. The labelAlign prop can be used to align the label as "start" or "end". For left-to-right (LTR) languages, "start" refers to the left most edge of the CheckboxGroup and "end" refers to the right most edge. For right-to-left (RTL) languages, this is flipped.

<CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports" labelPosition="side" labelAlign="end">
  <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup
  label="Favorite sports"
  labelPosition="side"
  labelAlign="end"
>
  <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup
  label="Favorite sports"
  labelPosition="side"
  labelAlign="end"
>
  <Checkbox value="soccer">
    Soccer
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">
    Baseball
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">
    Basketball
  </Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

Help text#

View guidelines

Both a description and an error message can be supplied to a CheckboxGroup. The description is always visible unless the validationState is “invalid” and an error message is provided. The error message can be used to help the user fix their input quickly and should be specific to the detected error. All strings should be localized.

function Example() {
  let [checked, setChecked] = React.useState(['dogs', 'dragons']);
  let isValid = checked.length === 2 && checked.includes('dogs') &&
    checked.includes('dragons');

  return (
    <CheckboxGroup
      label="Pets"
      onChange={setChecked}
      value={checked}
      validationState={isValid ? 'valid' : 'invalid'}
      description="Select your pets."
      errorMessage={checked.includes('cats')
        ? 'No cats allowed.'
        : 'Select only dogs and dragons.'}
    >
      <Checkbox value="dogs">Dogs</Checkbox>
      <Checkbox value="cats">Cats</Checkbox>
      <Checkbox value="dragons">Dragons</Checkbox>
    </CheckboxGroup>
  );
}

function Example() {
  let [checked, setChecked] = React.useState([
    'dogs',
    'dragons'
  ]);
  let isValid = checked.length === 2 &&
    checked.includes('dogs') && checked.includes('dragons');

  return (
    <CheckboxGroup
      label="Pets"
      onChange={setChecked}
      value={checked}
      validationState={isValid ? 'valid' : 'invalid'}
      description="Select your pets."
      errorMessage={checked.includes('cats')
        ? 'No cats allowed.'
        : 'Select only dogs and dragons.'}
    >
      <Checkbox value="dogs">Dogs</Checkbox>
      <Checkbox value="cats">Cats</Checkbox>
      <Checkbox value="dragons">Dragons</Checkbox>
    </CheckboxGroup>
  );
}

function Example() {
  let [
    checked,
    setChecked
  ] = React.useState([
    'dogs',
    'dragons'
  ]);
  let isValid =
    checked.length ===
      2 &&
    checked.includes(
      'dogs'
    ) &&
    checked.includes(
      'dragons'
    );

  return (
    <CheckboxGroup
      label="Pets"
      onChange={setChecked}
      value={checked}
      validationState={isValid
        ? 'valid'
        : 'invalid'}
      description="Select your pets."
      errorMessage={checked
          .includes(
            'cats'
          )
        ? 'No cats allowed.'
        : 'Select only dogs and dragons.'}
    >
      <Checkbox value="dogs">
        Dogs
      </Checkbox>
      <Checkbox value="cats">
        Cats
      </Checkbox>
      <Checkbox value="dragons">
        Dragons
      </Checkbox>
    </CheckboxGroup>
  );
}

Contextual help#

A ContextualHelp element may be placed next to the label to provide additional information or help about a CheckboxGroup.

import {Content, ContextualHelp, Heading} from '@adobe/react-spectrum';

<CheckboxGroup
  label="Favorite genres"
  contextualHelp={
    <ContextualHelp>
      <Heading>What does this do?</Heading>
      <Content>
        Your musical taste is used to train our machine learning
        recommendation algorithm.
      </Content>
    </ContextualHelp>
  }
>
  <Checkbox value="rock">Rock</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="pop">Pop</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="classical">Classical</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

import {
  Content,
  ContextualHelp,
  Heading
} from '@adobe/react-spectrum';

<CheckboxGroup
  label="Favorite genres"
  contextualHelp={
    <ContextualHelp>
      <Heading>What does this do?</Heading>
      <Content>
        Your musical taste is used to train our machine
        learning recommendation algorithm.
      </Content>
    </ContextualHelp>
  }
>
  <Checkbox value="rock">Rock</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="pop">Pop</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="classical">Classical</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

import {
  Content,
  ContextualHelp,
  Heading
} from '@adobe/react-spectrum';

<CheckboxGroup
  label="Favorite genres"
  contextualHelp={
    <ContextualHelp>
      <Heading>
        What does this
        do?
      </Heading>
      <Content>
        Your musical
        taste is used
        to train our
        machine
        learning
        recommendation
        algorithm.
      </Content>
    </ContextualHelp>
  }
>
  <Checkbox value="rock">
    Rock
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="pop">
    Pop
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="classical">
    Classical
  </Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

Disabled#

View guidelines

<CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports" isDisabled>
  <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports" isDisabled>
  <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup
  label="Favorite sports"
  isDisabled
>
  <Checkbox value="soccer">
    Soccer
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">
    Baseball
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">
    Basketball
  </Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports">
  <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball" isDisabled>Baseball</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports">
  <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball" isDisabled>Baseball</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports">
  <Checkbox value="soccer">
    Soccer
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox
    value="baseball"
    isDisabled
  >
    Baseball
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">
    Basketball
  </Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

Read only#

View guidelines

The isReadOnly prop makes the selection immutable. Unlike isDisabled, the CheckboxGroup remains focusable. See the MDN docs for more information.

<CheckboxGroup label="Favorite sports" defaultValue={['baseball']} isReadOnly>
  <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup
  label="Favorite sports"
  defaultValue={['baseball']}
  isReadOnly
>
  <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup
  label="Favorite sports"
  defaultValue={[
    'baseball'
  ]}
  isReadOnly
>
  <Checkbox value="soccer">
    Soccer
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">
    Baseball
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">
    Basketball
  </Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

Emphasized#

View guidelines

<CheckboxGroup
  label="Favorite sports"
  defaultValue={['soccer', 'baseball']}
  isEmphasized
>
  <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup
  label="Favorite sports"
  defaultValue={['soccer', 'baseball']}
  isEmphasized
>
  <Checkbox value="soccer">Soccer</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">Baseball</Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">Basketball</Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

<CheckboxGroup
  label="Favorite sports"
  defaultValue={[
    'soccer',
    'baseball'
  ]}
  isEmphasized
>
  <Checkbox value="soccer">
    Soccer
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="baseball">
    Baseball
  </Checkbox>
  <Checkbox value="basketball">
    Basketball
  </Checkbox>
</CheckboxGroup>

Name	Type	Description
`isIndeterminate`	`boolean`	Indeterminism is presentational only. The indeterminate visual representation remains regardless of user interaction.
`children`	`ReactNode`	The label for the element.
`defaultSelected`	`boolean`	Whether the element should be selected (uncontrolled).
`isSelected`	`boolean`	Whether the element should be selected (controlled).
`onChange`	`( (isSelected: boolean )) => void`	Handler that is called when the element's selection state changes.
`value`	`string`	The value of the input element, used when submitting an HTML form. See MDN.
`name`	`string`	The name of the input element, used when submitting an HTML form. See MDN.
`isDisabled`	`boolean`	Whether the input is disabled.
`isReadOnly`	`boolean`	Whether the input can be selected but not changed by the user.
`validationState`	`ValidationState`	Whether the input should display its "valid" or "invalid" visual styling.
`isRequired`	`boolean`	Whether user input is required on the input before form submission. Often paired with the `necessityIndicator` prop to add a visual indicator to the input.
`autoFocus`	`boolean`	Whether the element should receive focus on render.
`onFocus`	`( (e: FocusEvent<Target> )) => void`	Handler that is called when the element receives focus.
`onBlur`	`( (e: FocusEvent<Target> )) => void`	Handler that is called when the element loses focus.
`onFocusChange`	`( (isFocused: boolean )) => void`	Handler that is called when the element's focus status changes.
`onKeyDown`	`( (e: KeyboardEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a key is pressed.
`onKeyUp`	`( (e: KeyboardEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a key is released.

'valid' | 'invalid'

BaseEvent<ReactKeyboardEvent<any>>

SyntheticEvent & {stopPropagation: () => void,
continuePropagation: () => void
}

'horizontal' | 'vertical'

'top' | 'side'

'start' | 'end'

'icon' | 'label'

T | ResponsiveProp<T>

{base?: T,
S?: T,
M?: T,
L?: T,
[custom: string]: T | undefined
}

See the Styling docs for a visualization of these values.

'size-0'
  | 'size-10'
  | 'size-25'
  | 'size-40'
  | 'size-50'
  | 'size-65'
  | 'size-75'
  | 'size-85'
  | 'size-100'
  | 'size-115'
  | 'size-125'
  | 'size-130'
  | 'size-150'
  | 'size-160'
  | 'size-175'
  | 'size-200'
  | 'size-225'
  | 'size-250'
  | 'size-275'
  | 'size-300'
  | 'size-325'
  | 'size-350'
  | 'size-400'
  | 'size-450'
  | 'size-500'
  | 'size-550'
  | 'size-600'
  | 'size-675'
  | 'size-700'
  | 'size-800'
  | 'size-900'
  | 'size-1000'
  | 'size-1200'
  | 'size-1250'
  | 'size-1600'
  | 'size-1700'
  | 'size-2000'
  | 'size-2400'
  | 'size-3000'
  | 'size-3400'
  | 'size-3600'
  | 'size-4600'
  | 'size-5000'
  | 'size-6000'
  | 'static-size-0'
  | 'static-size-10'
  | 'static-size-25'
  | 'static-size-50'
  | 'static-size-40'
  | 'static-size-65'
  | 'static-size-100'
  | 'static-size-115'
  | 'static-size-125'
  | 'static-size-130'
  | 'static-size-150'
  | 'static-size-160'
  | 'static-size-175'
  | 'static-size-200'
  | 'static-size-225'
  | 'static-size-250'
  | 'static-size-300'
  | 'static-size-400'
  | 'static-size-450'
  | 'static-size-500'
  | 'static-size-550'
  | 'static-size-600'
  | 'static-size-700'
  | 'static-size-800'
  | 'static-size-900'
  | 'static-size-1000'
  | 'static-size-1200'
  | 'static-size-1700'
  | 'static-size-2400'
  | 'static-size-2600'
  | 'static-size-3400'
  | 'static-size-3600'
  | 'static-size-4600'
  | 'static-size-5000'
  | 'static-size-6000'
  | 'single-line-height'
  | 'single-line-width'
  | string
    &  & {}
  | number