JS to hide or show a group of fields

Question

(semi)newbie to javascript - go (somewhat) easy on me :O)

short version... working on a form where I need to either show a bunch of fields or hide them base on radio button choice.

Right now I have the fields visible (or hidden) based on the button's Action/Show/Hide Field. It works but there are +/-75 fields and it's cumbersome, at best.

Logically, I would like to group those +/-75 feilds but have no idea if this is available!?

Any help would be appreciated.

PDF Automation Station · Answer

Name the fields in the group with a hierarchical numbering scheme creating the first field, then right-click>Create multiple copies with 1 across and the rest down. You will end up with fields named, for example, Text1.0 through Text1.74. You can then create a calculation that loops through the fields and sets the visibility (display property). Alternatively, you can put a custom calculation in the first field before using right-click > Create multiple copies that will show or hide depending on the value of the radio button choice:

if(this.getField("Radio 1").value == "A")

{event.target.display=display.hidden}

else

{event.target.display=display.visible}

If your fields don't have a numbering scheme and you don't want to individually enter a calculation script into every single field, this trick is for you:

https://pdfautomationstation.substack.com/p/secret-trick-for-changing-properties

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