How to disable Checkbox depending on another Checkbox?

Question

On Java, is there any way to disable a checkbox (call it B), if checkbox A is checked.

When I say disable, the user can't check it off..Its setEditable(false) or something.

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 10 '11 at 21:37

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JCheckBox.setEnabled(false)

A tutortial showing exactly that is here: How to Use Buttons, Check Boxes, and Radio Buttons

answered Mar 10 '11 at 21:37

Brian Roach

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score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 10 '11 at 21:37

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Something like this?

 final JCheckBox a = new JCheckBox();
 final JCheckBox b = new JCheckBox();
 a.addItemListener(new ItemListener() {
  @Override
  public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) {
    if(e.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED){
      b.setEnabled(a.isSelected());
    }
  }
 });

answered Mar 10 '11 at 21:37

Arthur Thomas

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This answer may be a few years old, but it still helped me! – CSCFCEM Feb 05 '15 at 17:26

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 10 '11 at 21:37

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yourCheckBox.setEnabled(false);

answered Mar 10 '11 at 21:37

Peter G. McDonald

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 10 '11 at 21:46

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or you can use ButtonGroup:

JCheckBox chkA = new JCheckBox();
JCheckBox chkB = new JCheckBox();
ButtonGroup group = new ButtonGroup();
group.add(chkA);
group.add(chkB);

answered Mar 10 '11 at 21:46

Eng.Fouad

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How to disable Checkbox depending on another Checkbox?

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