Reference: checkbox (Perl in a Nutshell)

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checkbox

 print $query->checkbox('name' [,'checked','value','label'])

Generates a single checkbox.

name

The name to assign the input to (required).

'checked'

Checkbox should be checked initially.

value

The value to return when checked (default is on).

label

The label to use for the checkbox (default is the name of the checkbox).

Using named parameters, the syntax is:

print $query->checkbox(-name=>'name',
                       -checked=>'checked',
                       -value=>'value',
                       -label=>'label',
                       -onClick=>function);

-onClick=>function

Browser should execute function when the user clicks on any checkbox in the group.


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