How would you implement a selection menu?

Hello all, I'm trying to implement a selection menu.
Let's say in HTML, what I want is something like this:
<forum>
<input type="checkbox">
<input type="checkbox">
<input type="checkbox">
</forum>
In my imagination, I have 3 option buttons in a canvas, when check one option, I just turn font's color to another color.
Then I attached a script to my base canvas (let's say script A), and when user click on buttons, the button will call a function in script A, and the function will try to determine if user action is valid or not, then find appropriate sub button and change the color.
I think this implementation looks stupid.
Anyone who has better idea?

 

What's stupid about it?
What is it you're trying to do ? just change the font colour when you press a button, or change the font / colour when the "right" button is selected?

 

For example, I have 3 buttons, and I use them as checkbox. And the max number of checked is 2. So I need to create a script to verify if maximum 2 buttons/checkbox is checked. So I attach my script to my base canvas, and when user checks, call the function, verify, and find the text, and change the color.

My puzzle is, it looks stupid when I have to find many times to get the right text and change the color.

So I want to find a better way to do so.

 

You aren't simply looking or the toggle and toggle group components?

Otherwise I'm not sure I understand the question.

 

I agree that toggles & the toggle group could be used here.

Of course you could use buttons and keep track of the count, too..I dunno.