switch.md

Switch

A simple switch widget which stores a boolean value.

• Focusable
• Container

Example

The example below shows switches in various states.

=== "Output"

```{.textual path="docs/examples/widgets/switch.py"}
```

=== "switch.py"

```python
--8<-- "docs/examples/widgets/switch.py"
```

=== "switch.tcss"

```css
--8<-- "docs/examples/widgets/switch.tcss"
```

Reactive Attributes

Name	Type	Default	Description
value	bool	False	The value of the switch.

Messages

• [Switch.Changed][textual.widgets.Switch.Changed]

Bindings

The switch widget defines the following bindings:

::: textual.widgets.Switch.BINDINGS options: show_root_heading: false show_root_toc_entry: false

Component Classes

The switch widget provides the following component classes:

::: textual.widgets.Switch.COMPONENT_CLASSES options: show_root_heading: false show_root_toc_entry: false

Additional Notes

• To remove the spacing around a Switch, set border: none; and padding: 0;.

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::: textual.widgets.Switch options: heading_level: 2