If else Statement in PDF Form

[KenChi WaguL]

Hi All,

I want to perform an action base on an initial value from a text field. There are 4 Checkboxes corresponding to numbers 1 to 4. So, if the text field starts with the number "1", the checkbox corresponding to 1 is checked while the others are not. Same goes with the number the "2", the checkbox corresponding to 2 is checked while the others are not.

My main problem is that I don't how to get the first value in the text field. E.g. 132XXXXXXX - It should get the value "1" and the checkbox for 1 should be checked.

var checkbox1 = this.getField("text field").value; // This is where the checkboxes should get the value of the first digit in the text field.

if (checkbox == 1) event.value = "YES"

else event.value = "NO"

I hope my question is clear.

Thank you and  Kind Regards.

[George_Johnson · Accepted solution]

It would make sense to use a custom validate script for the tet field that contains the value that you want to check, something like:

// Custom validate script for text field

(function () {

    // Get a reference to each check box

    var f1 = getField("Checkbox1");

    var f2 = getField("Checkbox2");

    var f3 = getField("Checkbox3");

    var f4 = getField("Checkbox4");

    // Uncheck each check box

    f1.value = "Off";

    f2.value = "Off";

    f3.value = "Off";

    f4.value = "Off";

    // Don't continue if this field is blank

    if (!event.value) return;

    // Get the first character of this field

    var s1 = event.value.slice(0, 1);

    // Check the appropriate check box

    switch (s1) {

    case "1" :

        f1.checkThisBox(0, true);

        break;

    case "2" :

        f2.checkThisBox(0, true);

        break;

    case "3" :

        f3.checkThisBox(0, true);

        break;

    case "4" :

        f4.checkThisBox(0, true);

        break;

    default: // Do nothing if the first character is not 1-4

        break;

    }

})();

Change "Checkbox1" through "Checkbox4" to match the actual names of the checkbox fields.

[KenChi WaguL]

Yup! This works!

Thanks a lot!