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Checkbox Field
Admin panel screenshot of Checkbox field with Text field below
Config
| Option | Description |
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name * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. More |
label | Text used as a field label in the Admin panel or an object with keys for each language. |
validate | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. More |
index | Build an index for this field to produce faster queries. Set this field to true if your users will perform queries on this field's data often. |
saveToJWT | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting Authentication, include its data in the user JWT. |
hooks | Provide field-based hooks to control logic for this field. More |
access | Provide field-based access control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. More |
hidden | Restrict this field's visibility from all APIs entirely. Will still be saved to the database, but will not appear in any API or the Admin panel. |
defaultValue | Provide data to be used for this field's default value, will default to false if field is also required. More |
localized | Enable localization for this field. Requires localization to be enabled in the Base config. |
required | Require this field to have a value. |
admin | Admin-specific configuration. See the default field admin config for more details. |
custom | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.
Example
collections/ExampleCollection.ts
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import { CollectionConfig } from 'payload/types'
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export const ExampleCollection: CollectionConfig = {
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slug: 'example-collection',
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fields: [
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{
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name: 'enableCoolStuff', // required
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type: 'checkbox', // required
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label: 'Click me to see fanciness',
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defaultValue: false,
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},
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],
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}
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