Hi
Having driven myself slightly insane, I thought I'd ask for help.
I'm a complete novice (obviously) and have a form with a total field and a deductions field. The Total field is simply the sum of various other fields and I need to put calculated deductions in a separate field (Deductions).
I tried to do it many ways but this is the general idea:
var dedTotal = this.getField("dedTotal").value;
if (dedTotal >=60)
event.value = -45;
else if ((dedTotal >=40) && (dedTotal <60))
event.value = -30;
else if ((dedTotal >=20) && (dedTotal <40))
event.value = -15;
else
event.value = 0;
Any help to get this working is greatly appreciated.
I've also seen "event.value = 0" put at the top of the script with no "else" statement. Is one 'better' than the other and why?
Another conditional execution
2011-04-24 07:51:02
Answered
My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.2.6, Windows
Acrobat Pro 8.2.6, Windows
2011-04-24 11:52:39
#2
Accepted Answer
When I looked at this after a longish break - to view your reply, I saw what was needed:var dedTotal = this.getField("Total").value;
if (dedTotal >=60)
event.value = -45;
else if ((dedTotal >=40) && (dedTotal <60))
event.value = -30;
else if ((dedTotal >=20) && (dedTotal <40))
event.value = -15;
else
event.value = 0;
Should have seen it before - sorry and thanks.
2011-04-24 12:54:07
#3
You could also use a switch statements instead of the nestted 'if' statement:
var dedTotal = this.getField("Total").value;
switch(true) {
case (dedTotal >= 60):
event.value = -45;
break; // exit test
case (dedTotal >= 40):
event.value = -30;
break; //exit test
case (dedTotal >= 20):
event.value = -15;
break; // exit test
default:
event.value = 0;
break;
} // end switch
var dedTotal = this.getField("Total").value;
switch(true) {
case (dedTotal >= 60):
event.value = -45;
break; // exit test
case (dedTotal >= 40):
event.value = -30;
break; //exit test
case (dedTotal >= 20):
event.value = -15;
break; // exit test
default:
event.value = 0;
break;
} // end switch
2011-04-24 14:14:11
#4
George
Thanks for that.
As a complete novice, what benefits/disadvantages are there to using the switch method over the nested if's (or vice versa)?
Thanks for that.
As a complete novice, what benefits/disadvantages are there to using the switch method over the nested if's (or vice versa)?
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