Hidden fields and deleted context

[Former Community Member]

I've created a form with text fields that are hidden or visible depending upon selections made in two previous drop-down lists. The user of the form has different text fields to type into depending on their choice. The problem I'm having is that I only want to retain the contents of the visible field and only want the contents of the visible field to be saved in the XML of .csv. In other words--if they make another selection from the drop-down lists to "activate" different text fields--the text in the previously visible text fields would be deleted. I'm sure the logic has something to do with "if presence = hidden, then value = null" but I'm completely new to scripting in LiveCycle and have no idea how to write this.

I don't see a way to post a PDF, but I've inserted my code below.

----- form1.#subform[0].VariableLocation::exit: - (JavaScript, client) -----------------------------
//Clear out the StaticLocation DropDown list
StaticLocation.rawValue = "";
StaticLocation.clearItems();
switch (this.rawValue)
{
case "Top Center  ":
StaticLocation.addItem("Lower Right");
StaticLocation.addItem("None");
break;
case "Lower Right":
StaticLocation.addItem("Top Center  ");
StaticLocation.addItem("None");
break;
case "Top Center":
StaticLocation.addItem("Lower Left");
StaticLocation.addItem("None");
break;
case "Lower Left":
StaticLocation.addItem("Top Center");
StaticLocation.addItem("None");
break;
}
//TextFields 1a-4a
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center")
{
     TextField1a.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField1a.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Left")
{
     TextField2a.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField2a.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center  ")
{
     TextField3a.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField3a.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Right")
{
     TextField4a.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField4a.presence = "hidden"; 
}
//TextFields 1b-4b
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center")
{
     TextField1b.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField1b.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Left")
{
     TextField2b.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField2b.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center  ")
{
     TextField3b.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField3b.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Right")
{
     TextField4b.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField4b.presence = "hidden"; 
}
//TextFields 1c-4c
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center")
{
     TextField1c.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField1c.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Left")
{
     TextField2c.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField2c.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center  ")
{
     TextField3c.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField3c.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Right")
{
     TextField4c.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField4c.presence = "hidden"; 
}
//TextFields 1d-4d
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center")
{
     TextField1d.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField1d.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Left")
{
     TextField2d.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField2d.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center  ")
{
     TextField3d.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField3d.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Right")
{
     TextField4d.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField4d.presence = "hidden"; 
}
//TextFields 1e-4e
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center")
{
     TextField1e.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField1e.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Left")
{
     TextField2e.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField2e.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center  ")
{
     TextField3e.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField3e.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Right")
{
     TextField4e.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField4e.presence = "hidden"; 
}
//TextFields 1f-4f
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center")
{
     TextField1f.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField1f.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Left")
{
     TextField2f.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField2f.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center  ")
{
     TextField3f.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField3f.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Right")
{
     TextField4f.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField4f.presence = "hidden"; 
}
//TextFields 1g-4g
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center")
{
     TextField1g.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField1g.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Left")
{
     TextField2g.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField2g.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center  ")
{
     TextField3g.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField3g.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Right")
{
     TextField4g.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField4g.presence = "hidden"; 
}
//TextFields 1h-4h
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center")
{
     TextField1h.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField1h.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Left")
{
     TextField2h.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField2h.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center  ")
{
     TextField3h.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField3h.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Right")
{
     TextField4h.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField4h.presence = "hidden"; 
}
//TextFields 1i-4i
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center")
{
     TextField2i.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField2i.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Left")
{
     TextField1i.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField1i.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Top Center  ")
{
     TextField4i.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField4i.presence = "hidden"; 
}
if (this.rawValue == "Lower Right")
{
     TextField3i.presence = "visible"; 
}
else
{
     TextField3i.presence = "hidden"; 
}

.

[Former Community Member]

In each of the lines where you set the presence to hidden, you can add a new line that will clear the field.

Something like this:

FieldName.rawValue = "";

Paul

[Former Community Member]

Thanks for the pointer.

Would it look like this?

if (this.rawValue == "Top Center")
{
     TextField1a.presence = "visible";
}
else
{
     TextField1a.presence = "hidden";

     TextField1a.rawValue = "";  

}

[Former Community Member · Accepted solution]

Yes

[Former Community Member]

OK. I tried it and it worked beautifully.  Thank you very much!