Manually unselect a checkbox

[Senoj Tech]

Hello!

I have checkboxes that when selected populate on another part of my document in the order the checkbox was selected. Here is the JavaScript I am using:

if(event.target.value!="Off")
{
if(!this.getField("1").value)
{this.getField("1").value="• We reviewed and delivered your XXX."}else
if(!this.getField("2").value)
{this.getField("2").value="• We reviewed and delivered your XXX."}else
if(!this.getField("3").value)
{this.getField("3").value="• We reviewed and delivered your XXX."}else
if(!this.getField("4").value)
{this.getField("4").value="• We reviewed and delivered your XXX."}else
if(!this.getField("5").value)
{this.getField("5").value="• We reviewed and delivered your XXX."}else
if(!this.getField("6").value)
{this.getField("6").value="• We reviewed and delivered your XXX."}else
if(!this.getField("7").value)
{this.getField("7").value="• We reviewed and delivered your XXX."}else
{this.getField("8").value="• We reviewed and delivered your XXX."}
}

I have a reset button that when selected unchecks all the items in that section.  However, is it possible that if a specific checkbox is unselected manually, that it will unselect in the area I've designated for it to appear?

I added the following mouse up JavaScript to one checkbox field (to test) as an addition to the JavaScript above, but it did not work. I used the following:

if (this.getField("Check Box1").value == "Yes") {
this.getField("Check Box1").display = display.visible;
} else {
this.getField("Check Box1").display = display.hidden;
}

The JavaScript removed the entire checkbox instead of removing the contents of the checkbox in its designated area. 

When I deleted the JavaScript, my checkbox field did not return. When I am in Prepare Form, I can see the checkbox. When I preview my document, it disappears. 

I am new to JavaScript. Can someone please help me solve?

Thank you so much for your help!

[try67]

You need to change the field's value, not its display. Try this:

if (this.getField("Check Box1").value == "Yes") {
    this.getField("Check Box1").checkThisBox(0, true);
} else {
    this.getField("Check Box1").checkThisBox(0, false);
}

[Senoj Tech]

Thank you so much! Unfortunately, it did not work. When I manually uncheck the checkbox, the phrasing still appears in the section it populates. When I use the Reset button, it disappears, but everything in that section disappears. 

I added a separate JavaScript to the checkbox and I also added it to te JavaScript I originally created.  

[try67]

Changing the value of the field will not trigger the Mouse Up event. It will trigger a calculation event, though, so if you move your code (and adjust it accordingly) to the calc. event of the text field then it will work.

[Nesa Nurani]

Does it matter which checkbox is unchecked, can it remove last added value, or you want to remove the value added by that checkbox?

[ls_rbls]

Hi @Senoj Tech ,

Not sure if I understood your requirements correctly, but I think it may be easier to just change the export value of each checkbox from "Yes" to "• We reviewed and delivered your XXX", and use a script similar to the example below:

for (var j = 0; j < numFields; j ++) {
 var x = getField(getNthFieldName(j));
 (event.target.value !== "Off")? x.value = event.target.value : this.resetForm(["1"]);
 }

/*
Due credits to this post linked below for the "for loop" portion employed in the script above:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3611445/iterating-over-all-fields-in-a-pdf-form-with-javascript
*/

See how it works in my linked file here: Test File , and let us know if it helps.

NOTE:

If the fields have calculations events in them , as noted by @try67 , this solution won't work at all, or trigger errors.