com.itextpdf.forms.xfdf

Class FieldObject

java.lang.Object

com.itextpdf.forms.xfdf.FieldObject

public class FieldObject
extends Object

Represents the field element, a child of the fields and field elements. The field element corresponds to a form field. Content model: ( field* | value* | ( value? & value-richtext? )). Required attributes: name. For more details see paragraph 6.3.2 in XFDF document specification.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FieldObject()
FieldObject(String name, String value, boolean containsRichText)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getName() Gets the string value of the name attribute of the field element.
FieldObject	getParent() Gets a parent field of current field.
String	getRichTextValue() Gets the string representation of the value-richtext element, a child of the field element and contains the field's value formatted as a rich text string.
String	getValue() Gets the string representation of the value element, a child of the field element and contains the field's value, whose format may vary depending on the field type.
boolean	isContainsRichText() Gets a boolean indicating if a value-richtext element is present inside the field.
void	setContainsRichText(boolean containsRichText) Sets a boolean indicating if a value-richtext element is present inside the field.
void	setName(String name) Sets the string value of the name attribute of the field element.
void	setParent(FieldObject parent) Sets a parent field of current field.
void	setRichTextValue(String richTextValue) Sets the string representation of the value-richtext element, a child of the field element and contains the field's value formatted as a rich text string.
void	setValue(String value) Sets the string representation of the value element, a child of the field element and contains the field's value, whose format may vary depending on the field type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FieldObject

public FieldObject()

FieldObject

public FieldObject(String name,
                   String value,
                   boolean containsRichText)

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Gets the string value of the name attribute of the field element. Corresponds to the T key in the field dictionary. In a hierarchical form field, the name is the partial field name. For more details see paragraph 6.3.2.2 in XFDF document specification.

setName

public void setName(String name)

Sets the string value of the name attribute of the field element. Corresponds to the T key in the field dictionary. In a hierarchical form field, the name is the partial field name.

getValue

public String getValue()

Gets the string representation of the value element, a child of the field element and contains the field's value, whose format may vary depending on the field type. Corresponds to the V key in the FDF field dictionary. For more details see paragraph 6.3.3 in XFDF document specification.

setValue

public void setValue(String value)

Sets the string representation of the value element, a child of the field element and contains the field's value, whose format may vary depending on the field type. Corresponds to the V key in the FDF field dictionary.

getRichTextValue

public String getRichTextValue()

Gets the string representation of the value-richtext element, a child of the field element and contains the field's value formatted as a rich text string. Corresponds to the RV key in the variable text field dictionary. Content model: text strign or rich text string. For more details see paragraph 6.3.4 in XFDF document specification.

setRichTextValue

public void setRichTextValue(String richTextValue)

Sets the string representation of the value-richtext element, a child of the field element and contains the field's value formatted as a rich text string. Corresponds to the RV key in the variable text field dictionary. Content model: text strign or rich text string.

isContainsRichText

public boolean isContainsRichText()

Gets a boolean indicating if a value-richtext element is present inside the field.

setContainsRichText

public void setContainsRichText(boolean containsRichText)

Sets a boolean indicating if a value-richtext element is present inside the field.

getParent

public FieldObject getParent()

Gets a parent field of current field.

setParent

public void setParent(FieldObject parent)

Sets a parent field of current field.