Conditional Formatting Color fill in Adobe Acrobat DC

[joshb21464502]

I am trying to conditionally format a field in my PDF to fill with a certain color based on the selected dropdown list's value. It seems i have gotten some traction, but the only color that works is red, and it does not change colors if I select a different value from my dropdown. I need help with my Javascript. Here is what I have so far:


var v = this.getField("Dropdown4.5").value;

     if (v="Business Now") {event.target.fillColor = color.green;}

     if (v="Business Future") {event.target.fillColor = color.blue;}

     if (v="Daily To-Do's") {event.target.fillColor = color.red;}                   

     if (v="Marketing") {event.target.fillColor = color.orange;}

     if (v="Learning Plan") {event.target.fillColor = color.yellow;}

[try67]

You're using the wrong operator. The comparison operator in JS is "==". So change all the instances of this code:

if (v="Business Now")

To:

if (v=="Business Now")

[joshb21464502]

try67​ it still seems to not be working. I added the double equal sign, but now no color fills no matter which value is selected. Is the rest of my script correct?

[Test Screen Name]

Well, you've switched from DropDown4.5 in your first example to DropDown4.8 in your new one.

[joshb21464502]

I tried to format dropdown4.5 too and had no luck, I continued on with a few more drop-down fields and also had no luck. I screenshot the dropdown 4.8 for reference, but it is not changing fill color at all (currently selected "Business Now" that should fill green)

[George_Johnson · Accepted solution]

That first line is missing getField, so it should be:

var v = getField("Dropdown4.8").value;

though it's best to get into the habit of using the valueAsString property instead when you'll be dealing with a field value as a string:

var v = getField("Dropdown4.8").valueAsString;

[joshb21464502]

Boom! That worked exactly as expected. Thank you George_Johnson​

[try67]

You had it correct in the original code you posted... Not sure why you changed it later on.

[Kbjb]

Hi! 

I am trying to conditionally format a field in my PDF to fill with a certain color based on the selected dropdown list's value. I tried adapting solutions provided to others with the same request. Unfortunately I don't understand enough about the script to come up with the right solution. I've been trying for days and would really appreciate help. 

Thank you!!

[try67]

You need to provide more details if you want to have help... What did you try? What were the results? What are you tryign to achieve, exactly?