Deleting the current row in a table

Each instance of a subform has an "index" property. So the code for a delet button that is inside the repeatable subform would be.

this.parent.instanceManager.removeInstance(this.parent.index);

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How would you reference the row in the subform if the delete button is outside of the table? How do you get the index of a row?

thank you

How do you want to get the index of a row? If the delete button is in the row, then it's pretty obvious which row will be deleted. But if it's outside, then how do you decide? A check box in the row? There has to be something. What do you want?

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I'm sorry I was not more specific. I was wondering if there was a way to capture the index of last row entered. But if there is not then I can add a check box to the row. If I do this and multiple rows can be checked to delete, how do I get the index for the rows to remove from outside of the table? The delete rows button is not in the table.

You know that the "addInstance" fucntion returns the subform it creates, so you can get the index at that time. If you mean the last row where the user entered data, then you need code that detects that.

To the get the indexes of the rows that are checked, the code needs to loop through the subform instances and test the value of the check box in each row.

Do you have the "XML Forms Object Reference"? A lot of this information is in it. You'll find it and seveal other useful documents here:

http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/xml/topic.php

You should also watch Extending LiveCycle with JavaScript eseminar on this site.
http://www.acrobatusers.com/learning_center/eseminars_on_demand

And you'll find much more detailed scrpting specific info and samples at www.pdfscripting.com

Thom Parker
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The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
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