Value Property    

 

Type Default Value Read Only Description
[C#]
string

[Visual Basic]
String 		"" No The field value.

 

    

Notes		  

This property allows you access to the value of the field.

You may wish to assign or query the form field value using this property.

  • Text fields have a free-text value.
  • Checkboxes and Radio Buttons have a value which is either "Off" or the on-state of the control as specified in the Options.
  • Combo Boxes and List Boxes have values restricted to a set of selections as specified in the Options property.
  • Pushbuttons and Signatures do not have a value.

Some fields are associated with JavaScript which may be used for validation or formatting. In the case that you assign a value which causes an exception in the JavaScript, that exception will be propagated up the chain and will cause a corresponding C# exception to be raised. If you do not want to run such script, set the Doc.Form.UseFieldScript property to false.

Common Operations.

Set the value of a text field:

 

theField.Value = "Mr Jones";

Set a checkbox:

 

theField.Value = theField.Options[0];

Clear a checkbox:

 

theField.Value = "Off";

Set the fifth Radio Button in a group:

 

theField.Value = theField.Options[4];

Multiline Form Fields Tip.

When inserting carriage returns into multiline form fields use carriage returns (\r) only.

Using line feeds (\n) or a carriage return linefeed combination (\r\n) is less compatible with older versions of Acrobat.

 

 

    

Example		  

None.