set default value checkbox android

Question

i have data in database with value from checkbox
i try to set checkbox with value from database, if database not null checkbox checked but if null checkbox not checked..
my code like this:

public void load(){
   final Cursor c = helper.getSat(almagId);
       c.moveToFirst();
   if(c.getString(3) != null){
           ch1.isChecked();
   }
   isi2.setText(c.getString(4));
   if(c.getString(4) != null){
       ch2.isChecked();
   }
   isi3.setText(c.getString(5));
   if(c.getString(5) != null){
       ch3.isChecked();
   }
}

but it's not work..how can i solve this??thank you for feed back :)

Answer 1

isChecked() will tell you if the CheckBox is checked or not; you cannot change the 'checked' value with this method.

In order to change it, use either setChecked(boolean) for an explicit value or toggle() to inverse it.