Field handling

[subieguy2]

I have the following code (which probably isn't written the most efficient)....

// TURN ON ALL EYE ICONS FOR THIS PAGE
if (this.getField("groundState") != null){
var getState = this.getField("groundState");
var theFieldsPage = getState.page;
if (getState != null) {
// Look through the fields page numbers
for (var z = 0; z < theFieldsPage.length; z++) {
// Find the field on the right page
if (theFieldsPage == this.pageNum) {
// Only change the display of the field on this page
getField("groundState." + z).display = display.hidden;
}}}
}
// TURN ON ALL EYE ICONS FOR THIS PAGE
if (this.getField("021state") != null){
var getState = this.getField("021state");
var theFieldsPage = getState.page;
if (getState != null) {
// Look through the fields page numbers
for (var z = 0; z < theFieldsPage.length; z++) {
// Find the field on the right page
if (theFieldsPage == this.pageNum) {
// Only change the display of the field on this page
getField("021state." + z).display = display.hidden;
}}}
}
// TURN ON ALL EYE ICONS FOR THIS PAGE
if (this.getField("032state") != null){
var getState = this.getField("032state");
var theFieldsPage = getState.page;
if (getState != null) {
// Look through the fields page numbers
for (var z = 0; z < theFieldsPage.length; z++) {
// Find the field on the right page
if (theFieldsPage == this.pageNum) {
// Only change the display of the field on this page
getField("032state." + z).display = display.hidden;
}}}
}

It is applied to a button. If the field groundState exist and 032state exists.... how do I get it to hide those fields?

So 021state doesn't exist in this particular document... I thought if I put it != null that would work. Currently it only hides the field groundState and doesn't hide the 032state field as it should.

Any suggestions would be most appreciated! Feel free to make suggestions for optimizing the script as well

Thanks in advance!

[Bernd Alheit]

How many fields with the name "032state" are in the document?

[subieguy2]

It varies. Could be 0.... could be up to 8.

[Bernd Alheit]

When there are only one field with the name the property page will not return a array.

[subieguy2]

OH I see! Any suggestions for how to address that?

[Bernd Alheit]

Compare the property page with the current page.

[subieguy2]

I thought that is what I was doing with this line?...

if (theFieldsPage == this.pageNum) { 

[Bernd Alheit]

Remove

[subieguy2]

Ok so when I do that it doesn't function properly.... here is what my updated script looks like:

// TURN ON ALL EYE ICONS FOR THIS PAGE
if (this.getField("groundState") != null){
var getState = this.getField("groundState");
var theFieldsPage = getState.page;
// Find the field on the right page
if (theFieldsPage == this.pageNum) {
// Only change the display of the field on this page
getField("groundState").display = display.visible;
}}
// TURN ON ALL EYE ICONS FOR THIS PAGE
if (this.getField("021state") != null){
var getState = this.getField("021state");
var theFieldsPage = getState.page;
// Find the field on the right page
if (theFieldsPage == this.pageNum) {
// Only change the display of the field on this page
getField("021state").display = display.visible;
}}
// TURN ON ALL EYE ICONS FOR THIS PAGE
if (this.getField("032state") != null){
var getState = this.getField("032state");
var theFieldsPage = getState.page;
// Find the field on the right page
if (theFieldsPage == this.pageNum) {
// Only change the display of the field on this page
getField("032state").display = display.visible;
}}

It doesn't turn on the fields because if there are multiple instances they are  032state#0 032state#1

So it doesn't turn any of them on. That is why I had the script originally written with this in it:

// Look through the fields page numbers
for (var z = 0; z < theFieldsPage.length; z++) {
// Find the field on the right page
if (theFieldsPage == this.pageNum) {
// Only change the display of the field on this page
getField("032state." + z).display = display.visible;
}}

Thank you for sticking with me on this! I appreciate it!

[Bernd Alheit]

Don't delete the z loop.