# Comparing checkbox selections
**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/comparing-checkbox-selections/5203
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [July 21, 2014, 8:19am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/comparing-checkbox-selections/5203 "2014-07-21T08:19:41Z")
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### Author:  [@giancarloandroid](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/giancarloandroid)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2014, 8:19am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/comparing-checkbox-selections/5203/1 "2014-07-21T08:19:41Z")
Good afternoon.
How can I compare if some checkbox is selected in a variable of Prompt Type = Checkbox Selection?
%VARIABLE%.VALUE\_OF\_THE\_CHECKBOX?
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@peter.toms](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/peter.toms)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/comparing-checkbox-selections/5203/2 "2014-07-22T01:49:40Z")
Hi giancarloandroid.
For a checkbox select variable type, the value is the name of the option(s) selected. For example a variable %somevariable% with options test1 and test2. If test1 checkbox is ticked the value of the variable will be ‘test1’, if both are ticked the value would be ‘test1 test2’. A variable could then be compared (depending on what you trying to achieve) using %somevariable% contains ‘test1’ (within an If stage action).
With a single checkbox variable type, values are ‘true’ for ticked or ‘false’ for not ticked.
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### Author:  [@giancarloandroid](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/giancarloandroid)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/comparing-checkbox-selections/5203/3 "2014-07-22T01:54:59Z")
Thank you. You did help me a lot (;