How can I link labels in a SelectCheckBoxes component in Visualforce? - salesforce

Question

I have an <apex:SelectCheckBoxes> component in my Visualforce page, which gets its select options from an Apex method. I want to have a label with a link appearing next to each checkbox. How can I achieve this? Please help.

Answer 1

One way to accomplish this is by using apex:inputCheckbox controls individually, rather than relying on selectCheckboxes to do all the rendering for you. It's hard to get more specific in a suggestion because the question can be answered in many ways.
If, for example, you need these checkboxes to appear in a list alongside SObject instances, create a wrapper class. If they are essentially a-la-carte, you can create a class that contains a Boolean and create a list of instances of this class. Then create a dataTable, pageBlockTable, etc., and in one of the columns you include the checkbox component. Or simply use apex:repeat if you don't want any of the other table formatting.
Here's the repeat example from the VF guide:
<!-- Page: -->
<apex:page controller="repeatCon" id="thePage">
<apex:repeat value="{!strings}" var="string" id="theRepeat">
<apex:outputText value="{!string}" id="theValue"/><br/>
</apex:repeat>
</apex:page>
/*** Controller: ***/
public class repeatCon
{
public String[] getStrings()
{
return new String[]{'ONE','TWO','THREE'};
}
}
Replacing outputText with inputCheckbox and a String array with Boolean. Then simply start with an apex:outputLink and follow it with the checkbox.
EDIT -
Here's an example of using a class to get the job you want done.
Apex:
public class Example
{
public List<CheckboxClass> theCheckboxes {get; private set;} // Reference THIS array
public Example()
{
theCheckboxes = new List<CheckboxClass>();
theCheckboxes.add(new Checkbox(true));
theCheckboxes.add(new Checkbox(false));
theCheckboxes.add(new Checkbox(true));
theCheckboxes.add(new Checkbox(false));
}
public class CheckboxClass
{
public Boolean theCheckbox {get; private set;}
public CheckboxClass(Boolean b)
{
this.theCheckbox = b;
}
}
}
Visualforce:
<apex:form>
<apex:pageBlock>
<apex:pageBlockTable value="{!theCheckboxes}" var="item">
<apex:column headerValue="The Checkboxes">
<apex:inputCheckbox value="{!item.theCheckbox}">
</apex:column>
</apex:pageBlockTable>
</apex:pageBlock>
</apex:form>
I haven't tested this, but this is the idea I believe you're looking for.