{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/freecodecamp/frontend/html/fcc-challenge-34-check-radio-buttons-and-checkboxes-by-default/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"Be Brav3"}},"markdownRemark":{"id":"008b73e8-add9-52d1-a3c7-eb8db6c4e83f","excerpt":"In Free Code Camp Challenge 34 we learn to preselect radio buttons and checkboxes by default. You can set a checkbox or radio button to be checked by default…","html":"<p>In <a href=\"https://www.freecodecamp.com/challenges/check-radio-buttons-and-checkboxes-by-default\">Free Code Camp Challenge 34</a> we learn to preselect radio buttons and checkboxes by default.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>You can set a checkbox or radio button to be checked by default using the checked attribute.</p>\n<p>To do this, just add the word “checked” to the inside of an input element. For example:</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>[html]</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<input type=\"radio\" name=\"test-name\" checked>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>[/html]</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Set the first of your radio buttons and the first of your checkboxes to both be checked by default.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>The original code is below:</p>\n<p>[html]</p>\n<link href=\"https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lobster\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\">\n  \n<style>\n    \n.red-text {\n      \ncolor: red;\n    \n}\n<p>h2 {</p>\n<p>font-family: Lobster, Monospace;</p>\n<p>}</p>\n<p>p {</p>\n<p>font-size: 16px;</p>\n<p>font-family: Monospace;</p>\n<p>}</p>\n<p>.thick-green-border {</p>\n<p>border-color: green;</p>\n<p>border-width: 10px;</p>\n<p>border-style: solid;</p>\n<p>border-radius: 50%;</p>\n<p>}</p>\n<p>.smaller-image {</p>\n<p>width: 100px;</p>\n<p>}</p>\n</style>\n<h2 class=\"red-text\">CatPhotoApp</h2>\n<p>Click here for <a href=\"#\">cat photos</a>.</p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img class=\"smaller-image thick-green-border\" alt=\"A cute orange cat lying on its back. \" src=\"https://bit.ly/fcc-relaxing-cat\"></a></p>\n<p>Things cats love:</p>\n  \n<ul>\n    \n<li>cat nip</li>\n    \n<li>laser pointers</li>\n    \n<li>lasagna</li>\n  \n</ul>\n  \n<p>Top 3 things cats hate:</p>\n  \n<ol>\n    \n<li>flea treatment</li>\n    \n<li>thunder</li>\n    \n<li>other cats</li>\n  \n</ol>\n  \n<form action=\"/submit-cat-photo\">\n    \n<label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"indoor-outdoor\"> Indoor</label>\n    \n<label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"indoor-outdoor\"> Outdoor</label>\n    \n<label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"personality\"> Loving</label>\n    \n<label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"personality\"> Lazy</label>\n    \n<label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"personality\"> Energetic</label>\n    \n<input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"cat photo URL\" required>\n    \n<button type=\"submit\">Submit</button>\n  \n</form>\n  \n[/html]\n<p>The updated code with preselected radio button and checkbox is below:</p>\n<p>[html highlight=”47,49″]</p>\n<link href=\"https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lobster\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\">\n  \n<style>\n    \n.red-text {\n      \ncolor: red;\n    \n}\n<p>h2 {</p>\n<p>font-family: Lobster, Monospace;</p>\n<p>}</p>\n<p>p {</p>\n<p>font-size: 16px;</p>\n<p>font-family: Monospace;</p>\n<p>}</p>\n<p>.thick-green-border {</p>\n<p>border-color: green;</p>\n<p>border-width: 10px;</p>\n<p>border-style: solid;</p>\n<p>border-radius: 50%;</p>\n<p>}</p>\n<p>.smaller-image {</p>\n<p>width: 100px;</p>\n<p>}</p>\n</style>\n<h2 class=\"red-text\">CatPhotoApp</h2>\n<p>Click here for <a href=\"#\">cat photos</a>.</p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img class=\"smaller-image thick-green-border\" alt=\"A cute orange cat lying on its back. \" src=\"https://bit.ly/fcc-relaxing-cat\"></a></p>\n<p>Things cats love:</p>\n  \n<ul>\n    \n<li>cat nip</li>\n    \n<li>laser pointers</li>\n    \n<li>lasagna</li>\n  \n</ul>\n  \n<p>Top 3 things cats hate:</p>\n  \n<ol>\n    \n<li>flea treatment</li>\n    \n<li>thunder</li>\n    \n<li>other cats</li>\n  \n</ol>\n  \n<form action=\"/submit-cat-photo\">\n    \n<label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"indoor-outdoor\" checked> Indoor</label>\n    \n<label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"indoor-outdoor\"> Outdoor</label>\n    \n<label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"personality\" checked> Loving</label>\n    \n<label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"personality\"> Lazy</label>\n    \n<label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"personality\"> Energetic</label>\n    \n<input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"cat photo URL\" required>\n    \n<button type=\"submit\">Submit</button>\n  \n</form>\n  \n[/html]","frontmatter":{"title":"FCC Challenge 34: Check Radio Buttons and Checkboxes by Default","date":"March 14, 2016","description":null}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"/blog/freecodecamp/frontend/html/fcc-challenge-34-check-radio-buttons-and-checkboxes-by-default/","previous":{"fields":{"slug":"/blog/freecodecamp/frontend/html/fcc-challenge-33-create-a-set-of-checkboxes/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"FCC Challenge 33: Create a Set of Checkboxes"}},"next":{"fields":{"slug":"/blog/freecodecamp/frontend/html/fcc-challenge-35-nest-many-elements-within-a-single-div-element/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"FCC Challenge 35: Nest Many Elements within a Single Div Element"}}}}}