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The state can be changed by providing the new state value or an updater function. The updater function takes the current state and returns the new state. The state related to a checkbox input is a boolean. When the state is false the checkbox is unchecked, when the state is true the checkbox is checked.

Checkboxes cannot be set to readonly using standard HTML attributes. However, alternative approaches like using the disabled attribute or CSS properties like pointer-events can mimic the read-only behavior for checkboxes.

Use the onclick event Whenever we click on any element, the onclick event triggers that particular element. We can also use the onclick event with a checkbox. So, whenever the user checks or unchecks the checkbox, we can invoke any function using the onclick event attribute.

Whenever the user checks or uncheck any checkbox, it invokes the handleChage() function. In the handleChange() function, we check if the checkbox is checked and add the checkbox value to the allChecked array. If the checkbox is unchecked, we remove the checkbox value from the allChecked array.

?:hover? is used to style the checkbox when user hovers over it. Notice that when the mouse pointer move over the checkbox the color of it changes to yellow. ?:active? is used to style the checkbox when it is active. Notice that when click the checkbox it will first notice a red color and then the green color.

Checkbox event handling using pure Javascript Now what we need to do is to attach an event to the checkbox so it checks its state each time it's changed and show the message if it has been unchecked , notice I added a checked property to the checkbox so it is checked by default.

The <input type="checkbox"> defines a checkbox. The checkbox is shown as a square box that is ticked (checked) when activated. Checkboxes are used to let a user select one or more options of a limited number of choices. Tip: Always add the <label> tag for best accessibility practices!