@accessible/checkbox

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npm i @accessible/checkbox

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An accessible checkbox component for React. This library allows you to create your own a checkbox with your own styles while maintaining the ability to focus and update a checkbox input with the keyboard.

Quick Start

Check out the example on CodeSandbox

import {Checkbox, Checkmark} from '@accessible/checkbox'

const MyCheckbox = () => (
  <label className='my-checkbox'>
    <Checkbox name='my-field-name'>
      <span className='my-checkbox'>
        <Checkmark checkedClass='checked' uncheckedClass='unchecked'>
          <span className='checkmark' />
        </Checkmark>
      </span>
    </Checkbox>
    Check me!
  </label>
)

API

<Checkbox>

Creates a visually hidden checkbox input that is focusable and accessible via keyboard navigation. All props passed to this component are applied to the <input>. This also creates a context provider enabling the other components in this library to access the checkbox's state deep in the tree.

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Required?	Description
checked	boolean	undefined	No	Makes the checkbox a controlled component which can no longer be updated with check, uncheck, and toggle controls.
defaultChecked	boolean	undefined	No	Set this to true to make the checkbox checked by default.
onChange	(checked: boolean) => any	undefined	No	Called each time the checked state changes.
children	React.ReactNode	undefined	No	Your custom styled checkbox.

<Checkmark>

A convenient component for conditionally adding class names and styles when the component is checked/unchecked.

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Required?	Description
uncheckedClass	string	undefined	No	This class name will be applied to the child element when the checkbox is unchecked.
checkedClass	string	undefined	No	This class name will be applied to the child element when the checkbox is checked.
uncheckedStyle	React.CSSProperties	undefined	No	These styles will be applied to the child element when the checkbox is unchecked.
checkedStyle	React.CSSProperties	undefined	No	These styles name will be applied to the child element when the checkbox is checked.
children	React.ReactNode	undefined	Yes	The child you wish to render when the checkbox is checked.

<Checked>

The child of this component will only render when the <Checkbox> is in a checked state. It must be a child of a <Checkbox>.

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Required?	Description
children	React.ReactNode	undefined	Yes	The child you wish to render when the checkbox is checked.

<Unchecked>

The child of this component will only render when the <Checkbox> is in an unchecked state. It must be a child of a <Checkbox>.

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Required?	Description
children	React.ReactNode	undefined	Yes	The child you wish to render when the checkbox is unchecked.

<Toggle>

This component clones its child and adds an onClick handler to toggle the <Checkbox> between checked and unchecked states. It must be a child of a <Checkbox>.

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Required?	Description
children	React.ReactNode	undefined	Yes	The child you wish to render when the checkbox is unchecked.

useCheckbox()

A React hook that returns the CheckboxContextValue for the nearest <Checkbox> parent.

CheckboxContextValue

interface CheckboxContextValue {
  // Does the checkbox have a `checked` property?
  checked: boolean
  // Is the checkbox currently focused?
  focused: boolean
  // Is the checkbox currently disabled?
  disabled: boolean
  // Checks the checkbox
  check: () => void
  // Unchecks the checkbox
  uncheck: () => void
  // Toggles the checkbox `checked` property
  toggle: () => void
}

LICENSE

MIT