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marimo.ui.checkbox

checkbox(
    value: bool = False,
    *,
    label: str = "",
    on_change: Optional[Callable[[bool], None]] = None
)

Bases: UIElement[bool, bool]

A boolean checkbox.

Examples:

checkbox = mo.ui.checkbox()
ATTRIBUTE DESCRIPTION
value

A boolean, True if checked.

TYPE: bool

PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
value

Default value, True or False. Defaults to False.

TYPE: bool DEFAULT: False

label

Markdown label for the element. Defaults to "".

TYPE: str DEFAULT: ''

on_change

Optional callback to run when this element's value changes. Defaults to None.

TYPE: Callable[[bool], None] DEFAULT: None

text property

text: str

A string of HTML representing this element.

value property writable

value: T

The element's current value.

batch

batch(**elements: UIElement[JSONType, object]) -> batch

Convert an HTML object with templated text into a UI element.

This method lets you create custom UI elements that are represented by arbitrary HTML.

Example
user_info = mo.md(
    '''
    - What's your name?: {name}
    - When were you born?: {birthday}
    '''
).batch(name=mo.ui.text(), birthday=mo.ui.date())

In this example, user_info is a UI Element whose output is markdown and whose value is a dict with keys 'name' and 'birthday' (and values equal to the values of their corresponding elements).

PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
elements

the UI elements to interpolate into the HTML template.

TYPE: UIElement[JSONType, object] DEFAULT: {}

callout

callout(
    kind: Literal[
        "neutral", "danger", "warn", "success", "info"
    ] = "neutral"
) -> Html

Create a callout containing this HTML element.

A callout wraps your HTML element in a raised box, emphasizing its importance. You can style the callout for different situations with the kind argument.

Examples:

mo.md("Hooray, you did it!").callout(kind="success")
mo.md("It's dangerous to go alone!").callout(kind="warn")

center

center() -> Html

Center an item.

Example
mo.md("# Hello, world").center()
RETURNS DESCRIPTION
Html

An Html object.

form

form(
    label: str = "",
    *,
    bordered: bool = True,
    loading: bool = False,
    submit_button_label: str = "Submit",
    submit_button_tooltip: Optional[str] = None,
    submit_button_disabled: bool = False,
    clear_on_submit: bool = False,
    show_clear_button: bool = False,
    clear_button_label: str = "Clear",
    clear_button_tooltip: Optional[str] = None,
    validate: Optional[
        Callable[[Optional[JSONType]], Optional[str]]
    ] = None,
    on_change: Optional[
        Callable[[Optional[T]], None]
    ] = None
) -> form[S, T]

Create a submittable form out of this UIElement.

Creates a form that gates submission of a UIElement's value until a submit button is clicked. The form's value is the value of the underlying element from the last submission.

Examples:

Convert any UIElement into a form:

prompt = mo.ui.text_area().form()

Combine with HTML.batch to create a form made out of multiple UIElements:

form = (
    mo.ui.md(
        '''
    **Enter your prompt.**

    {prompt}

    **Choose a random seed.**

    {seed}
    '''
    )
    .batch(
        prompt=mo.ui.text_area(),
        seed=mo.ui.number(),
    )
    .form()
)

PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
label

A text label for the form.

TYPE: str DEFAULT: ''

bordered

Whether the form should have a border.

TYPE: bool DEFAULT: True

loading

Whether the form should be in a loading state.

TYPE: bool DEFAULT: False

submit_button_label

The label of the submit button.

TYPE: str DEFAULT: 'Submit'

submit_button_tooltip

The tooltip of the submit button.

TYPE: Optional[str] DEFAULT: None

submit_button_disabled

Whether the submit button should be disabled.

TYPE: bool DEFAULT: False

clear_on_submit

Whether the form should clear its contents after submitting.

TYPE: bool DEFAULT: False

show_clear_button

Whether the form should show a clear button.

TYPE: bool DEFAULT: False

clear_button_label

The label of the clear button.

TYPE: str DEFAULT: 'Clear'

clear_button_tooltip

The tooltip of the clear button.

TYPE: Optional[str] DEFAULT: None

validate

A function that takes the form's value and returns an error message if invalid, or None if valid.

TYPE: Optional[Callable[[Optional[JSONType]], Optional[str]]] DEFAULT: None

on_change

A callback that takes the form's value and returns an error message if invalid, or None if valid.

TYPE: Optional[Callable[[Optional[T]], None]] DEFAULT: None

left

left() -> Html

Left-justify.

Example
mo.md("# Hello, world").left()
RETURNS DESCRIPTION
Html

An Html object.

right

right() -> Html

Right-justify.

Example
mo.md("# Hello, world").right()
RETURNS DESCRIPTION
Html

An Html object.

send_message

send_message(
    message: Dict[str, object],
    buffers: Optional[Sequence[bytes]],
) -> None

Send a message to the element rendered on the frontend from the backend.

style

style(
    style: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None, **kwargs: Any
) -> Html

Wrap an object in a styled container.

Example
mo.md("...").style({"max-height": "300px", "overflow": "auto"})
mo.md("...").style(max_height="300px", overflow="auto")
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
style

an optional dict of CSS styles, keyed by property name

TYPE: Optional[dict[str, Any]] DEFAULT: None

**kwargs

CSS styles as keyword arguments

TYPE: Any DEFAULT: {}