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On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 10:11 AM Damaji Kalunge <dam...@technogise.com>
wrote:
> Hi Team,
>
> I have attached the PDF itself.
>
> Requirement is tick the sex checkbox based on its possible values like
> *male,
> female, **unspecified*, "i*ndeterminate" and "i**ntersex *" .
> Facing issue for "i*ndeterminate" and "i**ntersex *" with below
> code.
>
> COSDictionary cosDictionary3=pDAcroForm.getField("ap.sex").getCOSObject();
> cosDictionary3.setString(COSName.V ,"unspecified");
>
> Thanks
> Damaji.
>
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 1:10 PM sahy...@fileaffairs.de <
> sahy...@fileaffairs.de> wrote:
>
>> 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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