How do I make multiple fields dependent on a checkbox?

Question

I've got about 10 fields in an adobe form that I want to appear and be accessible if a checkbox is checked.  If the checkbox isn't checked, then I don't want them accessible or visible.  Is this possible?

Answer 1

Sure it is. The code can be made much simpler if you use hierarchical naming for the fields. For example, suppose all of the fields that you want to show/hide have a prefix of "group1.", (e.g., group1.name, group1.address, group1.state, etc.), then you can use the following code in the Mouse Up event of the check box:
// Get the value of this check box
var v = event.target.value;
// Show/Hide the group1 fields depending on the value of this check box
getField("group1").display = v === "Off" ? display.hidden : display.visible
It's often a good idea to reset the fields whenever they are hidden or shown, especially if the form data will be exported, so that the form data is consistent with the state of the form. If you want to do this, you could add this line to the beginning of the script:
// Reset the group1 fields
resetForm(["group1"]);
If you don't use such a naming system, the second line of code would have to be repeated for every field in the group, using the indivudual field names of course, and the resetForm statement would have to include multiple array elements for the names of the individual fields.