Any of a line of preset buttons on a car radio used to select the station to be listened to; pressing one releases the others
thumb|Radio buttons on a Windows computer.
A button that a user clicks to set an option Unlike checkboxes, radio buttons are mutually exclusive--selecting one radio button deselects all other radio buttons in the group Radio buttons are created using the JRadioButton component See also checkbox
Similar to a checkbox in functionality, as a way to indicate a preference on an electronic form
A form field that presents the user with a selection that can be chosen by clicking on a button Radio buttons are presented in a list, one of which is selected by default Selecting a new member of the list deselects the currently selected item
A form field that presents a site visitor with a selection that can be chosen by clicking on a button Radio buttons are presented in a list, one of which is selected by default Selecting a new member of the list deselects the currently selected item See also check box
A button within a group of buttons Only one button in the group can be clicked at any one time
A circle with text beside it Radio buttons are combined to show a user a fixed set of choices from which the user can select one The circle becomes partially filled when a choice is selected
a little open circle beside something you can select; You have to click in the circle to place a small black dot showing you have selected that item
Used in forms to indicate a list of items Only one button can be selected at one time Here is an example: A B Reference File: Radio Button
A form field that presents a user with a selection that can be chosen by clicking on a button Radio buttons are presented in a list, one of which is selected by default Selecting a new member of the list deselects the currently selected item
A selection widget that, when grouped with other radio buttons, allows the user to select a single option from a set of choices A radio button is known as an option button in MS Windows Contrast with check box
These are similar to checkboxes but differ in the sense that they are used to make a single selection out of two or more options In any group of radio buttons only one can be selected, whereas in a group of checkboxes each one can be checked or uncheked independently of the others To select a radio button click in the circle : -
In Windows dialog boxes, several choices may be marked by circles, only one of which can be chosen by placing a dot in the appropriate circle
( font=symbol charset=fontspecific code=197 ) Indicates a fixed set of choices Only one of the buttons in the set can be selected at a time A circle with text beside it The circle is partially filled when a choice is selected
One in a group of buttons of which only one can be on at a time (such as the presets on a car radio) When you select one radio button, the others are automatically deselected Compare checkbox
Radio buttons appear a lot in Windows' applications They are used when you have to make a choice, i e an online Multiple Choice test would contain radio buttons so the student could choose "a" "b" "c" or "d"