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| Chapter 23 java.awt.peer Reference |

# CheckboxPeer

## Name

CheckboxPeer

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## Description

`CheckboxPeer` is an interface that defines the basis for checkbox components.

## Interface Definition

    public abstract interface java.awt.peer.CheckboxPeer
       extends java.awt.peer.ComponentPeer {
      // Interface Methods
      public abstract void setCheckboxGroup (CheckboxGroup group);
      public abstract void setLabel (String label);
      public abstract void setState (boolean state);
    }

## Interface Methods

### setCheckboxGroup

#### public abstract void setCheckboxGroup (CheckboxGroup group)

Parameters

  group

    New group to put the checkbox peer in.

Description

  Changes the checkbox group to which the checkbox peer belongs; implicitly removes the peer from its old group, if any.

### setLabel

#### public abstract void setLabel (String label)

Parameters

  label

    New text for label of checkbox's peer.

Description

  Changes the text of the label of the checkbox's peer.

### setState

#### public abstract void setState (boolean state)

Parameters

  state

    New state for the checkbox's peer.

Description

  Changes the state of the checkbox's peer.

## See Also

`CheckboxGroup`, `ComponentPeer`, `String`

CheckboxMenuItemPeer |  | ChoicePeer