CheckedListBox.CheckOnClick Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the check box should be toggled when an item is selected.

public:
 property bool CheckOnClick { bool get(); void set(bool value); };

public bool CheckOnClick { get; set; }

member this.CheckOnClick : bool with get, set

Public Property CheckOnClick As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true if the check mark is applied immediately; otherwise, false. The default is false.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates initializing a CheckedListBox control by setting the CheckOnClick, SelectionMode, and ThreeDCheckBoxes properties. The example populates the CheckedListBox with controls and sets the DisplayMember to the Control.Name property of the control.

To run the example, paste the following code in a form containing a CheckedListBox named CheckedListBox1 and call the InitializeCheckListBox method from the form's constructor or Load method.

   // This method initializes CheckedListBox1 with a list of all 
   // the controls on the form. It sets the selection mode
   // to single selection and allows selection with a single click.
   // It adds itself to the list before adding itself to the form.
internal:
   System::Windows::Forms::CheckedListBox^ CheckedListBox1;

private:
   void InitializeCheckedListBox()
   {
      this->CheckedListBox1 = gcnew CheckedListBox;
      this->CheckedListBox1->Location = System::Drawing::Point( 40, 90 );
      this->CheckedListBox1->CheckOnClick = true;
      this->CheckedListBox1->Name = "CheckedListBox1";
      this->CheckedListBox1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 120, 94 );
      this->CheckedListBox1->TabIndex = 1;
      this->CheckedListBox1->SelectionMode = SelectionMode::One;
      this->CheckedListBox1->ThreeDCheckBoxes = true;
      System::Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnum = this->Controls->GetEnumerator();
      while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
      {
         Control^ aControl = safe_cast<Control^>(myEnum->Current);
         this->CheckedListBox1->Items->Add( aControl, false );
      }

      this->CheckedListBox1->DisplayMember = "Name";
      this->CheckedListBox1->Items->Add( CheckedListBox1 );
      this->Controls->Add( this->CheckedListBox1 );
   }

// This method initializes CheckedListBox1 with a list of all 
// the controls on the form. It sets the selection mode
// to single selection and allows selection with a single click.
// It adds itself to the list before adding itself to the form.

internal System.Windows.Forms.CheckedListBox CheckedListBox1;

private void InitializeCheckedListBox()
{
    this.CheckedListBox1 = new CheckedListBox();
    this.CheckedListBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(40, 90);
    this.CheckedListBox1.CheckOnClick = true;
    this.CheckedListBox1.Name = "CheckedListBox1";
    this.CheckedListBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 94);
    this.CheckedListBox1.TabIndex = 1;
    this.CheckedListBox1.SelectionMode = SelectionMode.One;
    this.CheckedListBox1.ThreeDCheckBoxes = true;

    foreach ( Control aControl in this.Controls )
    {
        this.CheckedListBox1.Items.Add(aControl, false);
    }

    this.CheckedListBox1.DisplayMember = "Name";
    this.CheckedListBox1.Items.Add(CheckedListBox1);
    this.Controls.Add(this.CheckedListBox1);
}

' This method initializes CheckedListBox1 with a list of all the controls
' on the form. It sets the selection mode to single selection and
' allows selection with a single click. It adds itself to the list before 
' adding itself to the form.
Friend WithEvents CheckedListBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.CheckedListBox

Private Sub InitializeCheckedListBox()
    Me.CheckedListBox1 = New CheckedListBox
    Me.CheckedListBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(40, 90)
    Me.CheckedListBox1.CheckOnClick = True
    Me.CheckedListBox1.Name = "CheckedListBox1"
    Me.CheckedListBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(120, 94)
    Me.CheckedListBox1.TabIndex = 1
    Me.CheckedListBox1.SelectionMode = SelectionMode.One
    Me.CheckedListBox1.ThreeDCheckBoxes = True

    Dim aControl As Control
    For Each aControl In Me.Controls
        Me.CheckedListBox1.Items.Add(aControl, False)
    Next

    Me.CheckedListBox1.DisplayMember = "Name"
    Me.CheckedListBox1.Items.Add(CheckedListBox1)
    Me.Controls.Add(Me.CheckedListBox1)
End Sub

Remarks

CheckOnClick indicates whether the check box should be toggled whenever an item is selected. The default behavior is to change the selection on the first click, and then have the user click again to apply the check mark. In some instances, however, you might prefer have the item checked as soon as it is clicked.