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1page.title=Switches
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4<p>Switches allow the user to select options. There are three kinds of switches: checkboxes, radio
5buttons, and on/off switches.</p>
6<h2 id="checkboxes">Checkboxes</h2>
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8<p>Checkboxes allow the user to select multiple options from a set. Avoid using a single checkbox to
9turn an option off or on. Instead, use an on/off switch.</p>
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11  <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/switches_checkboxes.png">
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13<h2 id="radio-buttons">Radio Buttons</h2>
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15<p>Radio buttons allow the user to select one option from a set. Use radio buttons for exclusive
16selection if you think that the user needs to see all available options side-by-side. Otherwise,
17consider a spinner, which uses less space.</p>
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19  <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/switches_radios.png">
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21<h2 id="switches">On/off Switches</h2>
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23<p>On/off switches toggle the state of a single settings option.</p>
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25  <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/switches_switches.png">
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27<div class="note develop">
28<p><strong>Developer Guide</strong></p>
29  <p>For information about how to create these different switches,
30  see the <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/controls/checkbox.html">Checkboxes</a>,
31  <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/controls/radiobutton.html">Radio Buttons</a>, or
32  <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/controls/togglebutton.html">Toggle Buttons</a> API guides.</p>
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