Multichoice check boxes

[Scott_BI]

I need to make a checkbox with three options. Checked, not checked, or a dash. I can sort of do this with a dropdown box, but was wondering if there was a way to do it with a checkbox.

[George_Johnson · Accepted solution]

Not with an actual check box, but you can fake it using a button. The following demo uses a button and text field combination. The button provides the UI and appearance, and the text field provides the means to get/set the value of what I call the composite field. It relies on JavaScript, so you'll have to study it to see how it works, and it won't work on most non-Adobe PDF viewers and most mobile PDF viewers.

Demo: http://www.acroscript.net/pdf/demos/multistate_4.pdf

Things can be simplified if you don't need to worry about getting/setting or importing/exporting the field value, but I don't have a demo for that.

[Scott_BI]

The Multistate Checkbox is pretty much exactly what I need. I am nowhere an expert with Java though. Often I have found I can copy past just enough to get by. I copied both boxes and copied the script into "document Java Script" under "init" but the icons don't appear on my document. Also I need to change the X to a dash. Heavy Minus sign 2796 looks about right but I don't seem to be changing the entry correctly as it just stays an X.

[George_Johnson]

If you're able to post your form somewhere and provide a link here, I'd be happy to take a look. If you can't, feel free to email me at: acroscript at gmail dot com

[Scott_BI]

Thanks I sent you a copy of the PDF I am working with.

[Barbara30163571m941]

This is exactly what I need to do, but the PDF file listed in the answer is no longer available.

Can anyone help?

Thanks!

[Nesa Nurani]

What exactly are you trying to achieve?

Here is script for button that will change on each click: blank, green checkmark, red dashes:

if (event.target.buttonGetCaption()=="\u2714") {

event.target.buttonSetCaption("---");

event.target.textColor = color.red;

} else if (event.target.buttonGetCaption()=="---") {

event.target.buttonSetCaption("");

} else if (event.target.buttonGetCaption()=="") {

event.target.buttonSetCaption("\u2714");

event.target.textColor = color.green;

}