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ChoiceInputField

The ChoiceInputField component is used to render a labelled checkbox or radio inputs with optional hint text.
  • Deprecated
  • Not reviewed for accessibility

Deprecation

Use FormControl instead.

Examples

Checkbox

Radio

Disabled field

With a caption

With a LeadingVisual

Props

ChoiceInputField

The container that handles the layout and passes the relevant IDs and ARIA attributes it's children.

ChoiceInputField.Label and ChoiceInputField.Input are required children.

NameTypeDefaultDescription
children Required
ChoiceInputField.Label | ChoiceInputField.Caption | ChoiceInputField.LeadingVisual | Checkbox | Radio
disabled
boolean
falseWhether the field is ready for user input
id
string
a generated stringThe unique identifier for this field. Used to associate the label, validation text, and caption text

ChoiceInputField.Label

A ChoiceInputField.Label must be passed, but it may be visually hidden.

NameTypeDefaultDescription
children
React.ReactNode
The title that describes the choice input

ChoiceInputField.Caption

If this field needs additional context, a ChoiceInputField.Caption may be used to render hint text.

NameTypeDefaultDescription
children
React.ReactNode
The content (usually just text) that is rendered to give contextual info about the field

ChoiceInputField.LeadingVisual

If the selectable option would be easier to understand with a visual, the ChoiceInputField.LeadingVisual component may be used.

NameTypeDefaultDescription
children
React.ReactNode
The visual to render before the choice input's label

Status

Alpha

  • Component props and basic example usage of the component are documented on primer.style/react.
  • Component does not have any unnecessary third-party dependencies.
  • Component can adapt to different themes.
  • Component can adapt to different screen sizes.
  • Component has robust unit test coverage (100% where achievable).
  • Component has visual regression coverage of its default and interactive states.
  • Component does not introduce any axe violations.
  • Component has been manually reviewed by the accessibility team and any resulting issues have been addressed.

Beta

  • Component is used in a production application.
  • Common usage examples are documented on primer.style/react.
  • Common usage examples are documented in storybook stories.
  • Component has been reviewed by a systems designer and any resulting issues have been addressed.
  • Component does not introduce any performance regressions.

Stable

  • Component API has been stable with no breaking changes for at least one month.
  • Feedback on API usability has been sought from developers using the component and any resulting issues have been addressed.
  • Component has corresponding design guidelines documented in the interface guidelines.
  • Component has corresponding Figma component in the Primer Web library.
  • Tooling (such as linters, codemods, etc.) exists to prevent further use of alternatives.