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Value not being updated on form

I am using Adobe Acrobat DC Pro and I am using the javascript console to do an update to the "default value" of a number of fields. The following line when run in the console updates the field "FirstName" If I look at the property of the field the default value has been updated but when previewing the form it does not show.

this.getField("FirstName").defaultValue = "John";

Why is this ?

Solution

  • The defaultName is a property of the field which is not really visible; you'd have to refresh the field values to display the new defaultValue.

    To do that, you have various possibilities:

    a) set the field value as well:

    this.getField("FirstName").defaultValue = "John" ;
this.getField("FirstName").value = "John" ;

    b) resetting the field

    this.getField("FirstName").defaultValue = "John" ;
this.resetForm(["FirstName"]) ;

    c) force a recalculation (not quite sure if it actually works)

    this.getField("FirstName").defaultValue = "John" ;
this.calculateNow() ;

    And that should do it.

    Note that resetting the field means set the field's value to its defaultValue.