Widgets

Widget Level vs Field Level Properties and Events

Jul 27, 2024

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What are Widgets in the Context of PDF Form Fields?

Widgets are "children" of a field. In other words, they are copies of the same field. Suppose you create a text field called Text and copy it four times for a total of 5 fields. You will notice the following field names in the field panel in form editing mode:

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Text#0
Text#1
Text#2
Text#3
Text#4

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These names are not the actual field names. They are display names in the panel to signify they are widgets of the field named Text. If you try to call a field with the #-extension like this you will get a null error:

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