Duplicate a text field in LC & get the Text automaticaly in the 2nd

Hi
I want to duplicate a text field the problem is that i want something more
when i write in the first "Text Field" i would like that the same Text appears automaticaly in the second "Text field"
We can do it in Acrobat Pro but i don't know in LC
Thanks

If your form contains two fields, 'foo' and 'bar', there are several ways to accomplish this objective including:
// form1.page1.subform1.foo::exit - (JavaScript, client)
form1.page1.subform1.bar.rawValue = form1.page1.subform1.foo.rawValue;
// form1.page1.subform1.bar::calculate - (JavaScript, client)
this.rawValue = form1.page1.subform1.foo.rawValue;
Purists might tend toward the calculate approach.
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Posting your prerender code might help. Also, your action handler.
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