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Checkbox Field
The Checkbox Field saves a boolean in the database.
Admin Panel screenshot of Checkbox field with Text field below
To add a Checkbox Field, set the type to checkbox in your Field Config:
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import type { Field } from 'payload/types'
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export const MyCheckboxField: Field = {
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// ...
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type: 'checkbox',
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}
Config Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
name * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. More |
label | Text used as a field label in the Admin Panel or an object with keys for each language. |
validate | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin Panel and the backend. More |
index | Build an index for this field to produce faster queries. Set this field to true if your users will perform queries on this field's data often. |
saveToJWT | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting Authentication, include its data in the user JWT. |
hooks | Provide Field Hooks to control logic for this field. More details. |
access | Provide Field Access Control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. More details. |
hidden | Restrict this field's visibility from all APIs entirely. Will still be saved to the database, but will not appear in any API or the Admin Panel. |
defaultValue | Provide data to be used for this field's default value, will default to false if field is also required. More |
localized | Enable localization for this field. Requires localization to be enabled in the Base config. |
required | Require this field to have a value. |
admin | Admin-specific configuration. More details. |
custom | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
typescriptSchema | Override field type generation with providing a JSON schema |
* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.
Example
Here is an example of a Checkbox Field in a Collection:
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import { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
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export const ExampleCollection: CollectionConfig = {
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slug: 'example-collection',
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fields: [
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{
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name: 'enableCoolStuff', // required
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type: 'checkbox', // required
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label: 'Click me to see fanciness',
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defaultValue: false,
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},
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],
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}
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