checkboxes element

The checkboxes element defines a survey item that allows respondents to check off one or more options.

Syntax

<checkboxes checkboxesname>
/ caption = "text"
/ correctresponse = ("character", "character",...) or (scancode, scancode, ...) or (stimulusname, stimulusname, ...) or (mouseevent, mouseevent, ...) or (joystickevent, joystickevent, ...) or ("word", "word", ...) or (keyword) or (property, property, ...)
/ defaultresponse = "text" or property or expression
/ fontstyle = ("face name", height, bold, italic, underline, strikeout, quality, character set)
/ monkeyresponse = ("string", "string",...) or (scancode, scancode, ...) or (property, property, ...) or [expression; expression; expression;...]
/ options = ("label", "label", "label", ...)
/ optionvalues = ("value", "value", "value", ...)
/ order = order mode
/ orientation = layoutoption
/ other = "caption" or textbox
/ position = (x value, y value)
/ range = (minimum, maximum)
/ required = boolean
/ responsefontstyle = ("face name", height, bold, italic, underline, strikeout, quality, character set)
/ size = (width variable, height variable)
/ subcaption = "text"
/ subcaptionfontstyle = ("face name", height, bold, italic, underline, strikeout, quality, character set)
/ txcolor = (red value, green value, blue value) or color name or color value
/ txcolor = (red value, green value, blue value) or color name or color value
/ validresponse = ("character", "character",...) or (scancode, scancode, ...) or (stimulusname, stimulusname, ...) or (mouseevent, mouseevent, ...) or (joystickevent, joystickevent, ...) or ("word", "word", ...) or (keyword) or (property, property, ...)
</checkboxes>

Properties

Functions

None.

Remarks

Checkboxes are useful for questions in which the respondent may choose more than one option.

Examples

The following checkbox item requires the respondent to select at least one option.

<checkboxes q1>
/ caption="Pick one or more of the following numbers:"
/ required = true
/ options=("one", "eight", "seventy-two")
</checkboxes>