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+@import "../../themes/ionic.globals.ios";
+@import "./checkbox";
+
+// iOS Checkbox
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+/// @prop - Background color of the checkbox when off
+$checkbox-ios-background-color-off: $list-ios-background-color !default;
+
+/// @prop - Background color of the checkbox when on
+$checkbox-ios-background-color-on: color($colors-ios, primary) !default;
+
+/// @prop - Size of the checkbox icon
+$checkbox-ios-icon-size: 21px !default;
+
+/// @prop - Border color of the checkbox icon when off
+$checkbox-ios-icon-border-color-off: $list-ios-border-color !default;
+
+/// @prop - Border color of the checkbox icon when on
+$checkbox-ios-icon-border-color-on: $checkbox-ios-background-color-on !default;
+
+/// @prop - Border width of the checkbox icon
+$checkbox-ios-icon-border-width: 1px !default;
+
+/// @prop - Border style of the checkbox icon
+$checkbox-ios-icon-border-style: solid !default;
+
+/// @prop - Border radius of the checkbox icon
+$checkbox-ios-icon-border-radius: 50% !default;
+
+/// @prop - Width of the checkbox icon checkmark
+$checkbox-ios-icon-checkmark-width: 1px !default;
+
+/// @prop - Style of the checkbox icon checkmark
+$checkbox-ios-icon-checkmark-style: solid !default;
+
+/// @prop - Color of the checkbox icon checkmark
+$checkbox-ios-icon-checkmark-color: color-contrast($colors-ios, $checkbox-ios-background-color-on) !default;
+
+/// @prop - Opacity of the disabled checkbox
+$checkbox-ios-disabled-opacity: .3 !default;
+
+// deprecated
+$checkbox-ios-item-left-margin: null !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin top of the left checkbox item
+$checkbox-ios-item-start-margin-top: $item-ios-padding-media-top !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin end of the left checkbox item
+$checkbox-ios-item-start-margin-end: $item-ios-padding-end !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin bottom of the left checkbox item
+$checkbox-ios-item-start-margin-bottom: $item-ios-padding-media-bottom !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin start of the left checkbox item
+$checkbox-ios-item-start-margin-start: 2px !default;
+
+// deprecated
+$checkbox-ios-item-right-margin: null !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin top of the right checkbox item
+$checkbox-ios-item-end-margin-top: 10px !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin end of the right checkbox item
+$checkbox-ios-item-end-margin-end: 8px !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin bottom of the right checkbox item
+$checkbox-ios-item-end-margin-bottom: 9px !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin start of the right checkbox item
+$checkbox-ios-item-end-margin-start: 0 !default;
+
+
+// iOS Checkbox Outer Circle: Unchecked
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+.checkbox-ios .checkbox-icon {
+ @include border-radius($checkbox-ios-icon-border-radius);
+
+ position: relative;
+
+ width: $checkbox-ios-icon-size;
+ height: $checkbox-ios-icon-size;
+
+ border-width: $checkbox-ios-icon-border-width;
+ border-style: $checkbox-ios-icon-border-style;
+ border-color: $checkbox-ios-icon-border-color-off;
+ background-color: $checkbox-ios-background-color-off;
+}
+
+
+// iOS Checkbox Outer Circle: Checked
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+.checkbox-ios .checkbox-checked {
+ border-color: $checkbox-ios-icon-border-color-on;
+ background-color: $checkbox-ios-background-color-on;
+}
+
+
+// iOS Checkbox Inner Checkmark: Checked
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+.checkbox-ios .checkbox-checked .checkbox-inner {
+ @include position(4px, null, null, 7px);
+
+ position: absolute;
+
+ width: 4px;
+ height: 9px;
+
+ border-width: $checkbox-ios-icon-checkmark-width;
+ border-top-width: 0;
+ border-left-width: 0;
+ border-style: $checkbox-ios-icon-checkmark-style;
+ border-color: $checkbox-ios-icon-checkmark-color;
+ transform: rotate(45deg);
+}
+
+
+// iOS Checkbox: Disabled
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+.checkbox-ios.checkbox-disabled,
+.item-ios.item-checkbox-disabled ion-label {
+ opacity: $checkbox-ios-disabled-opacity;
+
+ pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+
+// iOS Checkbox Within An Item
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+.item.item-ios .checkbox-ios {
+ position: static;
+ display: block;
+
+ @include deprecated-variable(margin, $checkbox-ios-item-left-margin) {
+ @include margin($checkbox-ios-item-start-margin-top, $checkbox-ios-item-start-margin-end, $checkbox-ios-item-start-margin-bottom, $checkbox-ios-item-start-margin-start);
+ }
+}
+
+.item.item-ios .checkbox-ios[item-right], // deprecated
+.item.item-ios .checkbox-ios[item-end] {
+ @include deprecated-variable(margin, $checkbox-ios-item-right-margin) {
+ @include margin($checkbox-ios-item-end-margin-top, $checkbox-ios-item-end-margin-end, $checkbox-ios-item-end-margin-bottom, $checkbox-ios-item-end-margin-start);
+ }
+}
+
+
+// iOS Checkbox Color Mixin
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+@mixin checkbox-theme-ios($color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast) {
+
+ .checkbox-ios-#{$color-name} .checkbox-checked {
+ border-color: $color-base;
+ background-color: $color-base;
+ }
+
+ .checkbox-ios-#{$color-name} .checkbox-checked .checkbox-inner {
+ border-color: $color-contrast;
+ }
+
+}
+
+
+// Generate iOS Checkbox Colors
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+@each $color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast in get-colors($colors-ios) {
+ @include checkbox-theme-ios($color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast);
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.md.scss b/packages/core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.md.scss
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+@import "../../themes/ionic.globals.md";
+@import "./checkbox";
+
+// Material Design Checkbox
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+/// @prop - Border bottom width of the checkbox
+$checkbox-md-border-bottom-width: 1px !default;
+
+/// @prop - Border bottom style of the checkbox
+$checkbox-md-border-bottom-style: solid !default;
+
+/// @prop - Border bottom color of the checkbox
+$checkbox-md-border-bottom-color: $list-md-border-color !default;
+
+/// @prop - Opacity of the disabled checkbox
+$checkbox-md-disabled-opacity: .3 !default;
+
+/// @prop - Background color of the checkbox icon when off
+$checkbox-md-icon-background-color-off: $list-md-background-color !default;
+
+/// @prop - Background color of the checkbox icon when on
+$checkbox-md-icon-background-color-on: color($colors-md, primary) !default;
+
+/// @prop - Size of the checkbox icon
+$checkbox-md-icon-size: 16px !default;
+
+/// @prop - Width of the checkbox icon checkmark
+$checkbox-md-icon-checkmark-width: 2px !default;
+
+/// @prop - Style of the checkbox icon checkmark
+$checkbox-md-icon-checkmark-style: solid !default;
+
+/// @prop - Color of the checkbox icon checkmark
+$checkbox-md-icon-checkmark-color: color-contrast($colors-md, $checkbox-md-icon-background-color-on) !default;
+
+/// @prop - Border width of the checkbox icon
+$checkbox-md-icon-border-width: 2px !default;
+
+/// @prop - Border style of the checkbox icon
+$checkbox-md-icon-border-style: solid !default;
+
+/// @prop - Border radius of the checkbox icon
+$checkbox-md-icon-border-radius: 2px !default;
+
+/// @prop - Border color of the checkbox icon when off
+$checkbox-md-icon-border-color-off: darken($list-md-border-color, 40%) !default;
+
+/// @prop - Border color of the checkbox icon when on
+$checkbox-md-icon-border-color-on: color($colors-md, primary) !default;
+
+/// @prop - Transition duration of the checkbox
+$checkbox-md-transition-duration: 280ms !default;
+
+/// @prop - Transition easing of the checkbox
+$checkbox-md-transition-easing: cubic-bezier(.4, 0, .2, 1) !default;
+
+// deprecated
+$checkbox-md-item-left-margin: null !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin top of the start checkbox item
+$checkbox-md-item-start-margin-top: $item-md-padding-media-top !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin end of the start checkbox item
+$checkbox-md-item-start-margin-end: 36px !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin bottom of the start checkbox item
+$checkbox-md-item-start-margin-bottom: $item-md-padding-media-bottom !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin start of the start checkbox item
+$checkbox-md-item-start-margin-start: 4px !default;
+
+// deprecated
+$checkbox-md-item-right-margin: null !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin top of the end checkbox item
+$checkbox-md-item-end-margin-top: 11px !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin end of the end checkbox item
+$checkbox-md-item-end-margin-end: 10px !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin bottom of the end checkbox item
+$checkbox-md-item-end-margin-bottom: 10px !default;
+
+/// @prop - Margin start of the end checkbox item
+$checkbox-md-item-end-margin-start: 0 !default;
+
+
+// Material Design Checkbox Outer Square: Unchecked
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+.checkbox-md .checkbox-icon {
+ @include border-radius($checkbox-md-icon-border-radius);
+
+ position: relative;
+
+ width: $checkbox-md-icon-size;
+ height: $checkbox-md-icon-size;
+
+ border-width: $checkbox-md-icon-border-width;
+ border-style: $checkbox-md-icon-border-style;
+ border-color: $checkbox-md-icon-border-color-off;
+ background-color: $checkbox-md-icon-background-color-off;
+
+ transition-duration: $checkbox-md-transition-duration;
+ transition-property: background;
+ transition-timing-function: $checkbox-md-transition-easing;
+}
+
+
+// Material Design Checkbox Outer Square: Checked
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+.checkbox-md .checkbox-checked {
+ border-color: $checkbox-md-icon-border-color-on;
+ background-color: $checkbox-md-icon-background-color-on;
+}
+
+
+// Material Design Checkbox Inner Checkmark: Checked
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+.checkbox-md .checkbox-checked .checkbox-inner {
+ @include position(0, null, null, 4px);
+
+ position: absolute;
+
+ width: 5px;
+ height: 10px;
+
+ border-width: $checkbox-md-icon-checkmark-width;
+ border-top-width: 0;
+ border-left-width: 0;
+ border-style: $checkbox-md-icon-checkmark-style;
+ border-color: $checkbox-md-icon-checkmark-color;
+ transform: rotate(45deg);
+}
+
+
+// Material Design Checkbox: Disabled
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+.checkbox-md.checkbox-disabled,
+.item-md.item-checkbox-disabled ion-label {
+ opacity: $checkbox-md-disabled-opacity;
+
+ pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+
+// Material Design Checkbox Within An Item
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+.item.item-md .checkbox-md {
+ position: static;
+ display: block;
+
+ @include deprecated-variable(margin, $checkbox-md-item-left-margin) {
+ @include margin($checkbox-md-item-start-margin-top, $checkbox-md-item-start-margin-end, $checkbox-md-item-start-margin-bottom, $checkbox-md-item-start-margin-start);
+ }
+}
+
+.item.item-md .checkbox-md[item-right], // deprecated
+.item.item-md .checkbox-md[item-end] {
+ @include deprecated-variable(margin, $checkbox-md-item-right-margin) {
+ @include margin($checkbox-md-item-end-margin-top, $checkbox-md-item-end-margin-end, $checkbox-md-item-end-margin-bottom, $checkbox-md-item-end-margin-start);
+ }
+}
+
+.checkbox-md + .item-inner ion-label {
+ @include margin-horizontal(0, null);
+}
+
+
+// Material Design Checkbox Color Mixin
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+@mixin checkbox-theme-md($color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast) {
+
+ .checkbox-md-#{$color-name} .checkbox-checked {
+ border-color: $color-base;
+ background-color: $color-base;
+ }
+
+ .checkbox-md-#{$color-name} .checkbox-checked .checkbox-inner {
+ border-color: $color-contrast;
+ }
+
+}
+
+
+// Generate Material Design Checkbox Colors
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+@each $color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast in get-colors($colors-md) {
+ @include checkbox-theme-md($color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast);
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.scss b/packages/core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.scss
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+@import "../../themes/ionic.globals";
+
+// Checkbox
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+
+ion-checkbox {
+ position: relative;
+ display: inline-block;
+}
+
+.checkbox-cover {
+ @include position(0, null, null, 0);
+
+ position: absolute;
+
+ width: 100%;
+ height: 100%;
+
+ background: transparent;
+ cursor: pointer;
+}
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diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.tsx
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+import { Component, CssClassMap, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Prop, PropDidChange } from '@stencil/core';
+
+
+/**
+ * @name Checkbox
+ * @module ionic
+ *
+ * @description
+ * placed in an `ion-item` or used as a stand-alone checkbox.
+ *
+ * See the [Angular Docs](https://angular.io/docs/ts/latest/guide/forms.html)
+ * for more info on forms and inputs.
+ *
+ *
+ * @usage
+ * ```html
+ *
+ *