Getting Started with WinForms CheckBox

18 Nov 20182 minutes to read

This section gives detailed description on Getting Started of WinForms CheckBox control.

Assembly Deployment

Refer to the Control Dependencies section to get the list of assemblies or details of NuGet package that needs to be added as reference to use the control in any application.

Refer to NuGet Packages to learn how to install nuget packages in a Windows Forms application.

Adding WinForms CheckBox control via designer

The following steps explain how to create the WinForms CheckBox control via designer.

  1. Create a new Windows Forms Project in Visual Studio.

  2. Drag and drop the WinForms CheckBox from toolbox in Form designer window.

  3. The dependent assemblies will be added automatically.

WindowsForms CheckBox drag and drop from toolbox

Adding WinForms CheckBox control via code

In order to add WinForms CheckBox control manually, do the below steps,

  1. Add the required assembly references to the project.

  2. Create the WinForms CheckBox control instance and add it to the Form.

  3. Include the required namespace.

    using Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools;
    Imports Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools
    CheckBoxAdv checkBoxAdv = new CheckBoxAdv() {Text="CheckBoxAdv", Height = 25, Width = 200 };
this.Controls.Add(checkBoxAdv);
    Dim checkBoxAdv As CheckBoxAdv = New CheckBoxAdv() With {.Text="CheckBoxAdv", .Height = 25, .Width = 200}
Me.Controls.Add(checkBoxAdv)

WinForms CheckBox State

You can get or set the current checked status of WinForms CheckBox using the Checked or CheckState property. The default value of Checked property is false and CheckState property is Unchecked.

this.checkBoxAdv1.Checked = true;
this.checkBoxAdv1.CheckState = System.Windows.Forms.CheckState.Checked;
Me.checkBoxAdv1.Checked = True
Me.checkBoxAdv1.CheckState = System.Windows.Forms.CheckState.Checked

WindowsForms CheckBox showing checked state of the control

To learn more about the WinForms CheckBox states click here.