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Identifying two separate fields with the same name

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March 9, 2018
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I have a pair of check-boxes with the same field name to simulate a radio button. I would like to select both fields separately in a javascript. I can see on the field tab that they are denoted by "Same_Name#1" and "Same_Name#2", I tried calling them such but with no luck.

Will appreciate any help.

Using Acrobat DC Pro

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Correct answer try67

You can access the whole group using just its base-name, like this:

this.getField("Same_Name")

Or you could access individual widgets using a period followed by an index number, like this:

this.getField("Same_Name.0")

this.getField("Same_Name.1")

etc.

try67

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You can access the whole group using just its base-name, like this:

this.getField("Same_Name")

Or you could access individual widgets using a period followed by an index number, like this:

this.getField("Same_Name.0")

this.getField("Same_Name.1")

etc.

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Laubender

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Hi try67 ,

I'm not so much into JavaScript for Acrobat.

What I wonder: Would method getField() accept a function where one could filter with e.g. a regular expression?

There is no plural in the name of the method, but it would return an array of fields with your first example? Amazing.

FWIW: I'm more into ExtendScript where we have the method Folder.getFiles() that is accepting a "mask" as argument that could be a function where one could filter files by name with e.g. a regular expression returning an array of filtered files.

Thanks,
Uwe

try67

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No, getField only returns a single Field object.

However, if you use it to access the whole group then you could then use the Field object's getArray() function to access all of the widgets under that group. For example:

var fields = this.getField("Same_Name").getArray();

The "fields" variable will be an array of Field objects.

JR Boulay

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Any checkbox must have an unique "Export value" (Properties : Options) to act as radio-buttons.

To select a checkbox you just have to set its value:

this.getField("checkbox").value = "Yes";

To deselect the checkboxes group:

this.getField("checkbox").value = "Off";

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe

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Laubender

Community Expert

Are you looking for a JavaScript solution with Acrobat DC Pro?
Then you posted in the wrong forum. This one here is about InDesign Scripting.

For JavaScript with PDF see into this here:

JavaScript

Should a moderator move this thread to the linked forum?

Regards,
Uwe

DemonFangsAuthor

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Is there a way I can move this myself? Or delete the post?

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