Selecting options with checkboxes and radio buttons

Checkboxes and radio buttons are some of the most recognizable and useful controls. Checkboxes allow selecting or unselecting options, while radio buttons allow selecting one option out of several. Let's see how to use them in WPF.

Getting ready

Make sure Visual Studio is up and running.

How to do it…

We'll create a simple tea choosing application that uses checkboxes and radio buttons to make some tea:

1. Create a new WPF application named CH04.SelectingOptions.

2. Open MainWindow.xaml. Replace the Grid with a StackPanel.

3. Add a GroupBox with some tea type options to the StackPanel, as follows:

   <GroupBox Header="What kind of tea would you like?">
       <StackPanel Margin="4" x:Name="_teaTypePanel">
           <RadioButton Content="Earl Grey" IsChecked="True"/>
           <RadioButton Content="Mint" />
           <RadioButton Content="Chinese Green" />
           <RadioButton Content="Japanese Green" />
       </StackPanel>
   ...