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How to make sure changes applied directly after selecting dropdown?

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
December 24, 2019
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Hi guys,

I am newbie for Java and I have a problem here. I wrote the custom code script in "Bank country" field - if the dropdown selection is "Canada" , another field will be unhide. otherwise, the field will be hide all the time.

However, the changes will not appear immediately after I change the dropdown. Only if I click on the dropdown one more time, the changes will appear.

How to make the hide and unhide of field works immediately after i change the value of dropdown?

is there any way?

link to doc: form

Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks.

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Brainiac

From memory, in a validation script, the field has not yet changed (and may not change). So you can’t use getField to see the value just selected. And a validation script should be used only for validation, not side effects.

ls_rbls

Adobe Expert

You can also check if you need to move the script to custom key stroke in the Format tab instead and then add at the beggining of the script something like:

if(!event.willCommit)

console.println(!event.value);

{this.getField("thename ofthefield").value;

}

Also, expand the Preview Pane (to the right margin of the working space); you will see a section named "FIELDS".

You may have to Organize the order of the calculated fields.

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liy yeel26682934Author

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it works when i put it into keystroke script, Thank you very much!!!

ls_rbls

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you're welcome

ls_rbls

Adobe Expert

Hi,

in edit mode right-click the dropdown field, select Properties from the context menu, go to the Options tab and down below in that dialogue box tick the box that is labeled "Commit selected value immediately"; you may also want to uncheck "Sort items" and "Allow users to enter custom text"

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liy yeel26682934Author

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I did that, but the same problem persists...

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liy yeel26682934Author

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This is the script i put in custom validation tab.

is it because I wrote it wrongly?

var v1 =this.getField("Bank country").valueAsString;

if(v1!="Japan" && v1!="Canada")
{this.getField("Transit number").required = false;
this.getField("Transit number").display = display.hidden;
this.getField("Text2").required = false;
this.getField("Text2").display = display.hidden;
this.getField("Account type").required = false;
this.getField("Account type").display = display.hidden;
this.getField("Text1").required = false;
this.getField("Text1").display = display.hidden;}

else if(v1=="Canada")
{this.getField("Transit number").required = true;
this.getField("Transit number").display = display.visible;
this.getField("Text2").required = true;
this.getField("Text2").display = display.visible;
this.getField("Account type").required = false;
this.getField("Account type").display = display.hidden;
this.getField("Text1").required = false;
this.getField("Text1").display = display.hidden;}

else
{this.getField("Transit number").required=false;
this.getField("Transit number").display=display.hidden;
this.getField("Text2").required=false;
this.getField("Text2").display=display.hidden;
this.getField("Account type").required=true;
this.getField("Account type").display=display.visible;
this.getField("Text1").required=true;
this.getField("Text1").display=display.visible;}

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