Anyone have a good way to create a toggle switch instead of checkbox to look better

[Mikey]

I am needing a toggle switch style vs. check box on datapages.. anyone have an easy way?

[ParkLoey]

Hi @Mikey 

Not sure what type of toggle switch you are referring to, but I recently turned one of my checkbox field to this

I used this article as a guide: https://www.w3schools.com/howto/howto_css_switch.asp

Here's the CSS code I inserted inside my Header. You'll have to change every "InsertRecordCheckbox1" to InsertRecord + field name

<style>

/* Toggle Button */
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]{
-webkit-appearance: none;
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
position: relative;
border: 0;
outline: 0;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 10px;
}
/* To create surface of toggle button */
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:after {
content: '';
width: 60px;
height: 28px;
display: inline-block;
background: rgba(196, 195, 195, 0.55);
border-radius: 18px;
clear: both;
}
/* Contents before checkbox to create toggle handle */
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:before {
content: '';
width: 32px;
height: 32px;
display: block;
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top: -3px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: rgb(255, 255, 255);
box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
}
/* Shift the handle to left on check event */
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:checked:before {
left: 32px;
box-shadow: -1px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
}
/* Background color when toggle button will be active */
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:checked:after {
background: #16a085;
}

/* Transition for smoothness */
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"],
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:before,
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:after,
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:checked:before,
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:checked:after {
transition: ease .3s;
-webkit-transition: ease .3s;
-moz-transition: ease .3s;
-o-transition: ease .3s;
}

</style>

You can also check this out inside a DataPage: https://c2abn197.caspio.com/dp/adf5800034e2acc873eb437db966

I hope this helps~

[kpcollier]

Hey @Mikey,

If you are talking about making something like a collapsible section via a toggle switch... I've got a solution. This use to be in the Caspio HowTo articles, I am not sure why they deleted the article. 

The original:

// Put this in an HTML block above the fields you want inside the collapsible section. Changing the 'value' will change what text is displayed.

<input type="button" class="dropdown1" onClick="Displayer(1)"
value="Toggle"><br>

<table id="Section1" style="display:none;"><td>

//Put this in an HTML block below all of the fields you want in the collapsible section.

</td></table>

//Add some styling to the toggle button. Make sure to surround CSS with style tags.

<style>
input[type=button] {
border-radius: 3px;
color: yellow;
border-color: #21618C;
background: #21618C;
-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
-moz-border-radius: 3px;
}

input[type=button]:hover {
background: #A9A9A9;
}
</style>

Or, if you want to spaz it up a bit. This one uses an image of 2 arrows that rotates 180 degrees when opened or closed. 

//first block
<img src="https://img.icons8.com/metro/26/000000/double-down.png" onClick="Displayer(1)" style="width:20px;" id="estimatebuttons1">
<br>

<table id="Section1" style="display:none;"><td>
  
//second block
</td></table>

//footer
<script>
  function Displayer(n) {
    var check = document.getElementById('Section' + n);
    var image = document.getElementById('estimatebuttons' + n);

    if (check.style.display == 'none') {
        check.style.display = 'inline';
        image.style.transform = 'rotate(180deg)';
    } else {
        check.style.display = 'none'
        image.style.transform = 'rotate(0deg)';
    }
};
</script>

 

[Mikey]

I needed both of these suggestions! Thank you so so much!!!

[Didier]

On 1/26/2021 at 7:24 PM, ParkLoey said:

Hi @Mikey 

Not sure what type of toggle switch you are referring to, but I recently turned one of my checkbox field to this

I used this article as a guide: https://www.w3schools.com/howto/howto_css_switch.asp

Here's the CSS code I inserted inside my Header. You'll have to change every "InsertRecordCheckbox1" to InsertRecord + field name

<style>

/* Toggle Button */
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]{
-webkit-appearance: none;
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
position: relative;
border: 0;
outline: 0;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 10px;
}
/* To create surface of toggle button */
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:after {
content: '';
width: 60px;
height: 28px;
display: inline-block;
background: rgba(196, 195, 195, 0.55);
border-radius: 18px;
clear: both;
}
/* Contents before checkbox to create toggle handle */
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:before {
content: '';
width: 32px;
height: 32px;
display: block;
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top: -3px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: rgb(255, 255, 255);
box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
}
/* Shift the handle to left on check event */
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:checked:before {
left: 32px;
box-shadow: -1px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
}
/* Background color when toggle button will be active */
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:checked:after {
background: #16a085;
}

/* Transition for smoothness */
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"],
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:before,
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:after,
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:checked:before,
input[name="InsertRecordCheckbox1"]:checked:after {
transition: ease .3s;
-webkit-transition: ease .3s;
-moz-transition: ease .3s;
-o-transition: ease .3s;
}

</style>

You can also check this out inside a DataPage: https://c2abn197.caspio.com/dp/adf5800034e2acc873eb437db966

I hope this helps~

This works well but only for submission forms, how would you modify this code for use in a single record update page where this chekc box was either already checked when sbumitted and now you want to update it.