Uses of Class java.awt.Checkbox (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-06-25

## Uses of Class
java.awt.Checkbox

- Packages that use Checkbox
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.

- - ### Uses of Checkbox in java.awt

    Methods in java.awt that return Checkbox
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Checkbox` | CheckboxGroup.`getCurrent()` Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by `getSelectedCheckbox()`.
    `Checkbox` | CheckboxGroup.`getSelectedCheckbox()` Gets the current choice from this check box group.

    Methods in java.awt with parameters of type Checkbox
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected abstract java.awt.peer.CheckboxPeer` | Toolkit.`createCheckbox(Checkbox target)` Creates this toolkit's implementation of `Checkbox` using the specified peer interface.
    `void` | CheckboxGroup.`setCurrent(Checkbox box)` Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by `setSelectedCheckbox(Checkbox)`.
    `void` | CheckboxGroup.`setSelectedCheckbox(Checkbox box)` Sets the currently selected check box in this group to be the specified check box.

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