Setting value of Checkbox Field Group

[MarkWalsh]

It's been a while since I've had to do any Javascript in a PDF, and I'm feeling a little bit too rusty.  I need to set a value of a group of checkbox fields.

The fields are named 'Base.Category.Subcategory.xxxxx'. The following doesn't work the way I need it:

var oFld = this.getField('Base.Category')

oFld.value = 'Off'

I can set the visibility for all of the checkboxes in a specific category or subcategory, but how do I set the value for all of the checkboxes? I'd rather not hard-code this for each combination.

[gkaiseril · Accepted solution]

One cannot set the value of a hierarchical field group using the value property. One can only set the common properties at the parent level, the value is not considered a common property.

If the default value for all the check boxes is "Off" one can reset the group using the parent field name.

If that is not the case, convert the parent group to an array of field objects using the "getArray()" method and then walk the array or make an array or names and set each field's value.

[MarkWalsh]

Thanks, I thought that was the case. I had also tried using 'checkThisBox' hoping that might work with a group, but had the same results.

'getArray' is exactly what I was looking for. Everything is working now as I expected.

Appreciate the assistance!