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

Name	Type	Description
`value`	`StringOrNumber[]`	The value of checkbox group.
`isDisabled`	`boolean`	A function to set the boolean value to `false`.
`onChange`	`(input: EventOrValue) => void`	The onChange handler for the checkbox group.
`setValue`	`(state: StringOrNumber[]) => void`	A function to set the value of the checkbox group.
`getCheckboxProps`	`(props?: Dict) => Dict`	A 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 {...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:

`defaultValue`

Description

The initial value of the checkbox group

Type

StringOrNumber[]

`isDisabled`

Description

If true, all wrapped checkbox inputs will be disabled

Type

boolean

`isNative`

Description

If true, input elements will receive checked attribute instead of isChecked. This assumes, you're using native radio inputs

Type

boolean

`onChange`

Description

The callback fired when any children Checkbox is checked or unchecked

Type

((value: StringOrNumber[]) => void)

`value`

Description

The value of the checkbox group

Type

StringOrNumber[]