Hi Damaji,
the attachment didn't make it through - can you upload that somewhere
or even better the PDF in question?
BR
Maruan
Am Mittwoch, dem 17.08.2022 um 13:03 +0530 schrieb Damaji Kalunge:
> HI Team,
>
> There is confusion around how CheckboxPDF Field is in PDF. I have
> attached screenshot . Please refer to it.
> This is group checkbox field with one PDF Field name "app.sex".
> Requirement is to set the each checkbox based on its value.
>
> Chosen below way to fill PDF because it is encrypted.
> Below code is working fine for male, female and unspecified
> COSDictionary
> cosDictionary3=pDAcroForm.getField("ap.sex").getCOSObject();
> cosDictionary3.setString(COSName.V ,"unspecified");
> but it is not working for "indeterminate" and "intersex " means
> the checkbox are ticked.
>
> Could you please help out ?
>
>
> Thanks
> Damaji.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 12:40 PM sahy...@fileaffairs.de
> <sahy...@fileaffairs.de> wrote:
> >
> > reading a little further (and not being able to see the image) I'm
> > guessing that there is a single checkbox which you can tick if the
> > person has one of the three potential states. But that's not
> > possible
> > to as a checkbox can only hold a value for unchecked (default OFF)
> > and
> > one for checked. So checking by providing one of the three values
> > and
> > also capturing that is not possible.
> >
> > You should use a List field in that case or a group of radio
> > buttons or
> > have a hidden field where you in addition to checking the checkbox
> > hold
> > the value of what checked means.
> >
> > BR
> > Maruan
> >
> >
> > Am Mittwoch, dem 17.08.2022 um 08:54 +0200 schrieb
> > sahy...@fileaffairs.de:
> > > In addition,
> > >
> > > are you sure that Indeterminate or Intersex are the potential
> > > values
> > > defined for the checkbox(es). The visible text is not what
> > > determines
> > > the potential values fo rthe checked/unchecked state. Also it's
> > > unusual
> > > that a checkbox has 3 potenmtial values as it's either checked or
> > > unchecked.
> > >
> > > If you upload the the PDF to a shared location I can take a look.
> > >
> > > BR
> > > Maruan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Am Mittwoch, dem 17.08.2022 um 08:41 +0200 schrieb Tilman
> > > Hausherr:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > If this is really a PDCheckBox then call check() or uncheck().
> > > > I
> > > > can't
> > > > see the image, maybe this was an attachment.
> > > >
> > > > Tilman
> > > >
> > > > Am 17.08.2022 um 08:26 schrieb Damaji Kalunge:
> > > > > Hi Team,
> > > > >
> > > > > In the editable PDF we have a checkbox as shown below.
> > > > > image.png
> > > > >
> > > > > *Indeterminate / Intersex / Unspecified []*
> > > > > *
> > > > > *
> > > > > We are able to check the above checkbox using below code
> > > > > and
> > > > > only
> > > > > with value "*unspecified" .
> > > > > * Then only the checkbox is ticked in the filled PDF.
> > > > > COSDictionary
> > > > > cosDictionary3=pDAcroForm.getField("ap.sex").getCOSObject();
> > > > > cosDictionary3.setString(COSName.V ,"unspecified");
> > > > > **
> > > > > We have requirement to set the checkbox value
> > > > > *Indeterminate or
> > > > > **Intersex * then by with value "i*ndeterminate" or
> > > > > "i**ntersex
> > > > > *"
> > > > > does not ticked the checkbox in the filled PDF.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am afraid if we set the last value to PDF Checkbox then
> > > > > downstream
> > > > > processing may have an impact which is not in our control
> > > > > to fix
> > > > > or
> > > > > analyze.
> > > > >
> > > > > Could you please help out in this scenario ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > Damaji.
> > > > >
> > > > > *
> > > > > *
> > > >
> > >
> >
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