Web Forms Server Controls   Controls You Can Use on Web Forms   ASP.NET Standard Controls

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The CheckBox and CheckBoxList Web server controls provide a way for users to switch between true/false, yes/no, or on/off options.

Because there are two different controls, and because they function somewhat differently, it’s important to understand their different purposes. You can refer to the following table to determine which topics pertain specifically to the control you want to work with.

NOTE: Some of the topics listed below for the CheckBoxList control do not pertain solely to that control; instead, they are topics that apply to all list Web server controls ( ListBox, DropDownList, RadioButtonList, and CheckBoxList ) .

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Introduction to the CheckBox and CheckBoxList Controls Explains what you can do with CheckBox and CheckBoxList controls and what the differences are between them	Adding CheckBox Controls to a Web Forms Page Gives directions for adding an individual CheckBox control to a page
Getting and Setting a CheckBox Control Value Programmatically Gives directions for programmatically selecting and clearing an indiviudal CheckBox control	Responding to User Selection in a CheckBox Control Gives directions for writing an event handler that responds directly when the user clicks an individual CheckBox control
Adding CheckBoxList Controls to a Web Forms Page Gives directions for adding a CheckBoxList control ( rather than individual CheckBox controls ) to a page.	Setting Layout in a CheckBoxList Control Gives directions for specifying how many columns of check boxes the CheckBoxList control displays and how they are ordered
Adding Items in a List Control Gives directions for defining individual check boxes in the CheckBoxList control, either at design time or programmatically at run time	Populating a List Control from a Database Gives directions for binding a CheckBoxList control to a database in order to display bound check boxes
Determining the Selection in a List Control Gives directions for checking in code what the user has selected	Setting the Selection in a List Control Gives directions for preselecting items in a CheckBoxList control
Responding to Changes in a List Control Gives directions for checking in code which check box the user has clicked in a CheckBoxList control

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Adding Web Server Controls to a Web Forms Page Gives directions for including Web server controls on your Web Form	Setting Web Forms Server Control Properties Suggests additional topics of interest concerning server control properties
Setting Web Server Control Properties Programmatically Gives directions for setting Web server control properties in code	Web Forms Server Controls and CSS Styles Gives directions for changing the look of Web server controls on a page.