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michellem38434587
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November 29, 2019
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conditional form field fillColor vs no color

  • November 29, 2019
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 I have form which can be filled out manually or electronically.  One section has a comment box with multiple lines "printed" on the page.  Since I can't modify line spacing to line up with the printed lines, I would like to have a validation script to fillColor with white when an entry is made in the field (this will cover up the lines) or with no fillColor if there is no entry (which will leave the lines visible).  Or it could be phrased the other way around.  But I don't know how to write the script to describe a "no color" situation.  I found something similar on another post between two colors, but not with no color.  , but I don't know how to fix it.  .

if (event.value == "") event.trarget.fillColor = color.red;   //how do i say no color?

else event.target.fillColor = color.white;

 

TIA - Michelle

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Correct answer Bernd Alheit

Try this:

if (event.value == "")  {
  event.target.fillColor = color.transparent;
  event.target.strokeColor = color.transparent;
} else {
  event.target.fillColor = color.white;
  event.target.strokeColor = color.gray;
}

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Bernd Alheit
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Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 30, 2019

Use: color.transparent

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    michellem38434587Author
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    November 30, 2019

    Ahhaaa, that's the trick!  Works perfectly.  One more question if I may.............if I want to combine a border color along with the fill color condition, how would i write that?   if value  is blank then fill and border is transparent, else fill is white and border is gray - something like this?

    if (event.value == "")  {event.target.fillColor = color.transparent && event.target.borderColor = color.transparent};  

    else {event.target.fillColor = color.white && event.target.borderColor = color.gray};

    Bernd Alheit
    Community Expert
    Bernd AlheitCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    November 30, 2019

    Try this:

    if (event.value == "")  {
  event.target.fillColor = color.transparent;
  event.target.strokeColor = color.transparent;
} else {
  event.target.fillColor = color.white;
  event.target.strokeColor = color.gray;
}
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