docs: ui.checkbox

plugins/ui/docs/components/checkbox.md

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+# Checkbox
+
+Checkbox allows users to select or mark a single item as selected.
+
+If wanting to use multiple checkboxes, use `checkbox_group`.
+
+## Example
+
+```python
+from deephaven import ui
+
+cb = ui.checkbox("Unsubscribe")
+```
+
+## UI recommendations
+
+Recommendations for creating checkboxes:
+
+1. Use emphasized checkboxes for forms, settings, or to highlight selected items like cards or table rows. Use non-emphasized checkboxes in application panels with monochrome components to keep the focus on the main content.
+2. Use standalone checkboxes when the context is clear without a text label, such as when a checkbox is associated with other controls within a panel.
+3. Checkboxes and radio buttons should not be used interchangably. Use checkboxes to allow multiple selections (or none) from a list. Use radio buttons to select only one option from a list of mutually exclusive choices.
+4. Checkboxes should be used when selecting (ie. multiple table rows), whereas, switches should be used for activation (ie. on/off states).
+
+
+Consider using a [`checkbox`](./checkbox.md) for individual selections or when marking a single item as selected. For a set of related checkboxes, use a [`checkbox_group`](./checkbox_group.md) to manage multiple selections within a group. If you need to display a list of checkboxes driven by a Deephaven table, use a [`list_view`](./list_view.md) to dynamically generate the checkboxes.
+
+## Content
+
+Checkbox's accept a child, which is rendered as the label of the checkbox.
+
+```python
+from deephaven import ui
+
+my_checkbox_basic = ui.checkbox("Basic Checkbox")
+```
+
+## Value
+
+Checkboxes are not selected by default. Use the `default_selected` prop to set the initial state (uncontrolled) or the `is_selected` prop to control the selected state. 
+
+```python
+from deephaven import ui
+
+
+@ui.component
+def ui_checkbox_content_examples():
+    selected, set_selected = ui.use_state(False)
+    return ui.flex(
+        ui.checkbox("Subscribe (uncontrolled)", default_selected=True),
+        ui.checkbox(
+            "Subscribe (uncontrolled)", is_selected=selected, on_change=set_selected
+        ),
+        direction="column",
+    )
+
+
+my_checkbox_content_examples = ui_checkbox_content_examples()
+```
+
+
+## Indeterminate state
+
+A Checkbox can be set to an indeterminate state using the `is_indeterminate` prop, which overrides its appearance. The Checkbox remains visually indeterminate until prop is set to false, regardless of user interaction.
+
+
+```python
+from deephaven import ui
+
+
+my_checkbox_is_indeterminate_example = ui.checkbox(
+    "Indeterminate State", is_indeterminate=True
+)
+```
+
+## HTML Forms
+
+Checkbox's can support a `name` prop for integration with HTML forms, allowing for easy identification of a value on form submission.
+
+```python
+from deephaven import ui
+
+
+my_checkbox_name_example = ui.form(
+    ui.flex(ui.checkbox("Sample Label", name="Sample Name"))
+)
+```
+
+## Events
+
+Checkboxes accept an `on_change` prop, which is triggered whenever the Checkbox is clicked
+
+```python
+from deephaven import ui
+
+
+@ui.component
+def ui_checkbox_event_example():
+    selected, set_selected = ui.use_state(False)
+    return ui.flex(
+        ui.checkbox("Subscribe", is_selected=selected, on_change=set_selected),
+        ui.text_field(value="Subscribed!" if selected else "Not subscribed!"),
+        direction="column",
+    )
+
+
+my_checkbox_event_example = ui_checkbox_event_example()
+```
+## Validation
+
+Checkboxes can indicate a validation state to show if the current value is invalid, via the `is_invalid` prop. Since the invalid state is only shown through a color change, ensure the validation error is also communicated in another accessible way.
+
+```python
+from deephaven import ui
+
+
+@ui.component
+def ui_checkbox_validation_example():
+    invalid, set_invalid = ui.use_state(False)
+    return [
+        ui.button(
+            "Make checkbox valid" if invalid else "Make checkbox invalid",
+            on_press=lambda: set_invalid(not invalid),
+        ),
+        ui.checkbox("I accept the terms and conditions", is_invalid=invalid),
+    ]
+
+
+my_checkbox_validation_example = ui_checkbox_validation_example()
+```
+
+## API reference
+
+```{eval-rst}
+.. dhautofunction:: deephaven.ui.checkbox
+```

plugins/ui/src/deephaven/ui/components/checkbox.py

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         aria_errormessage: The id of the element that provides error information for the current element.
         UNSAFE_class_name: A CSS class to apply to the element.
         UNSAFE_style: A CSS style to apply to the element.
+
+    Returns:
+        The rendered checkbox.
     """
 
     return component_element(