Android Custom CheckBox

Android provides facility to customize the UI of view elements rather than default.

You are able to create custom CheckBox in android. So, you can add some different images of checkbox on the layout.

Example of Custom CheckBox

In this example, we create both default as well as custom checkbox. Add the following code in activity_main.xml file.

activity_main.xml

File: activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context="example.javatpoint.com.customcheckbox.MainActivity">


    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:textSize="25dp"
        android:text="Default Check Box"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentStart="true" />

    <CheckBox
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="New CheckBox"
        android:id="@+id/checkBox"
        android:layout_below="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="46dp" />

    <CheckBox
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="New CheckBox"
        android:id="@+id/checkBox2"
        android:layout_below="@+id/checkBox"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/checkBox"
        android:layout_alignStart="@+id/checkBox" />

    <View
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="1dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="200dp"
        android:background="#B8B894"
        android:id="@+id/viewStub" />

    <CheckBox
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="CheckBox 1"
        android:id="@+id/checkBox3"
        android:button="@drawable/customcheckbox"
        android:layout_below="@+id/viewStub"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="58dp" />

    <CheckBox
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="CheckBox 2"
        android:id="@+id/checkBox4"
        android:button="@drawable/customcheckbox"
        android:layout_below="@+id/checkBox3"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/checkBox3"
        android:layout_alignStart="@+id/checkBox3" />

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
        android:textSize="25dp"
        android:text="Custom Check Box"
        android:id="@+id/textView"
        android:layout_alignTop="@+id/viewStub"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />

    <Button
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Show Checked"
        android:id="@+id/button"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />

</RelativeLayout>

Now implement a selector in another file (checkbox.xml) under drawable folder which customizes the checkbox.

checkbox.xml

File: checkbox.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:state_checked="true" android:drawable="@drawable/checked" />
    <item android:state_checked="false" android:drawable="@drawable/unchecked"/>
</selector>

Activity class

File: MainActivity.java

package example.javatpoint.com.customcheckbox;

import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.CheckBox;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    CheckBox cb1,cb2;
    Button button;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        cb1=(CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.checkBox3);
        cb2=(CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.checkBox4);
        button=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button);

        button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                StringBuilder sb=new StringBuilder("");

                if(cb1.isChecked()){
                    String s1=cb1.getText().toString();
                    sb.append(s1);
                }

                if(cb2.isChecked()){
                    String s2=cb2.getText().toString();
                    sb.append("\n"+s2);

                }
                if(sb!=null && !sb.toString().equals("")){
                    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), sb, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

                }
                else{
                    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Nothing Selected", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                }

            }

        });
    }
}

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