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RadioButton

RadioButton[x, val]
represents a radio button whose setting x is set to val when the button is clicked.
RadioButton[x, val]
is displayed as when x is val, and as otherwise.
RadioButton[Dynamic[x], val]
takes the setting to be the dynamically updated current value of x, with the value of x being reset if the button is clicked.
  • Radio buttons representing several mutually exclusive choices can be created by having several RadioButton[Dynamic[x], vali] with the same x but different vali.  »
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Basic Examples   (1)
Dynamically change the value of x:
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Click for copyable input
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Dynamically change the value of x:
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Click for copyable input
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Options   (9)
Control the appearance:
Dynamically change the appearance:
Values update as the cursor is moved over the clickable area:
Set the background color:
Dynamically change the background color:
Align with surrounding text:
By default RadioButton is enabled:
By setting Enabled → False, the radio button is disabled but visible in its current state:
Increase the clickable area of RadioButton:
Properties & Relations   (2)
RadioButtonBar uses RadioButton with the same variable:
RadioButton is a special case of Setter:
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