How to get the state of a checkbox in a Simple Form uib-element?

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Discussed in #219

^{Originally posted by shanedmurphy June 15, 2023}
Before I jump in and open an issue I just want to check if I am missing something...

I want to use a checkbox in a form to control enable/disable of a feature. I read the state from its source, then generate the form using a function node (content is dynamic) and pass it to the uib-element node configured as a simple form. I can render the state correctly by including a checked property for the checkbox if it should be checked, and removing it if it should not be checked. But when a button is pressed and I get an event in node-red with the state of the other form fields, I can't see anything in the event which tells me the state of the checkbox. The value property at the top level seems irrelevant for a checkbox and there is no checked property. I note if the checkbox has been interacted with I get something in the _ui.form.{checkboxId}.data but this doesn't tell me the final state of the checkbox.

I can create an issue if this is a bug, and possibly try to contribute a solution depending if this doesn't involve anything too invasive. But I am also not 100% confident I am not just missing something here...

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Bug stemming from the fact that checkbox inputs are the only input that does not use the value attribute! Go figure!!

Fixed in v6.5.0 or v7.0.0 which ever comes first.

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Fixed in next release.