Purpose
The checked
binding links a checkable form control — i.e., a checkbox (<input type='checkbox'>
) or a radio button (<input type='radio'>
) — with a property on your view model.
When the user checks the associated form control, this updates the value on your view model. Likewise, when you update the value in your view model, this checks or unchecks the form control on screen.
Note: For text boxes, drop-down lists, and all non-checkable form controls, use the value
binding to read and write the element’s value, not the checked
binding.
Example with checkbox
<p>Send me spam: <input type="checkbox" data-bind="checked: wantsSpam" /></p> <script type="text/javascript"> var viewModel = { wantsSpam: ko.observable(true) // Initially checked }; // ... then later ... viewModel.wantsSpam(false); // The checkbox becomes unchecked </script>
Example adding checkboxes bound to an array
<p>Send me spam: <input type="checkbox" data-bind="checked: wantsSpam" /></p> <div data-bind="visible: wantsSpam"> Preferred flavors of spam: <div><input type="checkbox" value="cherry" data-bind="checked: spamFlavors" /> Cherry</div> <div><input type="checkbox" value="almond" data-bind="checked: spamFlavors" /> Almond</div> <div><input type="checkbox" value="msg" data-bind="checked: spamFlavors" /> Monosodium Glutamate</div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var viewModel = { wantsSpam: ko.observable(true), spamFlavors: ko.observableArray(["cherry","almond"]) // Initially checks the Cherry and Almond checkboxes }; // ... then later ... viewModel.spamFlavors.push("msg"); // Now additionally checks the Monosodium Glutamate checkbox </script>
Example adding radio buttons
<p>Send me spam: <input type="checkbox" data-bind="checked: wantsSpam" /></p> <div data-bind="visible: wantsSpam"> Preferred flavor of spam: <div><input type="radio" name="flavorGroup" value="cherry" data-bind="checked: spamFlavor" /> Cherry</div> <div><input type="radio" name="flavorGroup" value="almond" data-bind="checked: spamFlavor" /> Almond</div> <div><input type="radio" name="flavorGroup" value="msg" data-bind="checked: spamFlavor" /> Monosodium Glutamate</div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var viewModel = { wantsSpam: ko.observable(true), spamFlavor: ko.observable("almond") // Initially selects only the Almond radio button }; // ... then later ... viewModel.spamFlavor("msg"); // Now only Monosodium Glutamate is checked </script>
Parameters
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Main parameter
KO sets the element’s checked state to match your parameter value. Any previous checked state will be overwritten. The way your parameter is interpreted depends on what type of element you’re binding to:
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For checkboxes, KO will set the element to be checked when the parameter value is
true
, and unchecked when it isfalse
. If you give a value that isn’t actually boolean, it will be interpreted loosely. This means that nonzero numbers and non-null
objects and non-empty strings will all be interpreted astrue
, whereas zero,null
,undefined
, and empty strings will be interpreted asfalse
.When the user checks or unchecks the checkbox, KO will set your model property to
true
orfalse
accordingly.Special consideration is given if your parameter resolves to an
array
. In this case, KO will set the element to be checked if the value matches an item in the array, and unchecked if it is not contained in the array.When the user checks or unchecks the checkbox, KO will add or remove the value from the array accordingly.
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For radio buttons, KO will set the element to be checked if and only if the parameter value equals the radio button node’s
value
attribute or the value specified by thecheckedValue
parameter. In the previous example, the radio button withvalue="almond"
was checked only when the view model’sspamFlavor
property was equal to"almond"
.When the user changes which radio button is selected, KO will set your model property to equal the value of the selected radio button. In the preceding example, clicking on the radio button with
value="cherry"
would setviewModel.spamFlavor
to be"cherry"
.Of course, this is most useful when you have multiple radio button elements bound to a single model property. To ensure that only one of those radio buttons can be checked at any one time, you should set all of their
name
attributes to an arbitrary common value (e.g., the valueflavorGroup
in the preceding example) - doing this puts them into a group where only one can be selected.
If your parameter is an observable value, the binding will update the element’s checked state whenever the value changes. If the parameter isn’t observable, it will only set the element’s checked state once and will not update it again later.
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Additional parameters
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checkedValue
If your binding also includes
checkedValue
, this defines the value used by thechecked
binding instead of the element’svalue
attribute. This is useful if you want the value to be something other than a string (such as an integer or object), or you want the value set dynamically.In the following example, the item objects themselves (not their
itemName
strings) will be included in thechosenItems
array when their corresponding checkboxes are checked:<!-- ko foreach: items --> <input type="checkbox" data-bind="checkedValue: $data, checked: $root.chosenItems" /> <span data-bind="text: itemName"></span> <!-- /ko --> <script type="text/javascript"> var viewModel = { items: ko.observableArray([ { itemName: 'Choice 1' }, { itemName: 'Choice 2' } ]), chosenItems: ko.observableArray() }; </script>
If your
checkedValue
parameter is an observable value, whenever the value changes and the element is currently checked, the binding will update thechecked
model property. For checkboxes, it will remove the old value from the array and add the new value. For radio buttons, it will just update the model value.
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Dependencies
None, other than the core Knockout library.
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