Get Checkbox State Example

/*
	Get Checkbox State Example 
	This java example shows how to get state of a Checkbox using 
	getState method of AWT Checkbox class.
*/
 
import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.Checkbox;
import java.awt.Graphics;
 
 
/*
<applet code="GetCheckboxState" width=200 height=200>
</applet>
*/
public class GetCheckboxState extends Applet{
 
	Checkbox checkBox1 = null;
	Checkbox checkBox2 = null;
 
	public void init(){
 
		//create checkboxes		
		checkBox1 = new Checkbox("My Checkbox 1");
		//create checked checkbox
		checkBox2 = new Checkbox("My Checkbox 2", true);
 
		//add checkboxes using add method
		add(checkBox1);
		add(checkBox2);
 
	}
 
	public void paint(Graphics g){
 
		/*
		 * To get state of a checkbox use,
		 * boolean getState()
		 * method of AWT Checkbox class.
		 * 
		 * It returns true if checkbox is checked or selected, 
		 * false otherwise.
		 */
 
		g.drawString("Is checkbox 1 selected? " + checkBox1.getState(), 10, 80);
		g.drawString("Is checkbox 2 selected? " + checkBox2.getState(), 10, 100);
	}
}