com.itextpdf.text.pdf

Class PdfAcroForm

java.lang.Object

com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfObject

com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfDictionary

com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfAcroForm

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class PdfAcroForm
extends PdfDictionary

Each PDF document can contain maximum 1 AcroForm.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfDictionary

CATALOG, FONT, hashMap, OUTLINES, PAGE, PAGES

Fields inherited from class com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfObject

ARRAY, BOOLEAN, bytes, DICTIONARY, INDIRECT, indRef, NAME, NOTHING, NULL, NUMBER, STREAM, STRING, TEXT_PDFDOCENCODING, TEXT_UNICODE, type

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PdfAcroForm(PdfWriter writer) Creates new PdfAcroForm

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addCalculationOrder(PdfFormField formField) Adds an object to the calculationOrder.
PdfFormField	addCheckBox(String name, String value, boolean status, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
PdfFormField	addComboBox(String name, String[][] options, String defaultValue, boolean editable, BaseFont font, float fontSize, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
PdfFormField	addComboBox(String name, String[] options, String defaultValue, boolean editable, BaseFont font, float fontSize, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
void	addDocumentField(PdfIndirectReference ref) Adds documentFields.
void	addFieldTemplates(HashSet<PdfTemplate> ft) Adds fieldTemplates.
void	addFormField(PdfFormField formField) Adds a formfield to the AcroForm.
PdfFormField	addHiddenField(String name, String value)
PdfFormField	addHtmlPostButton(String name, String caption, String value, String url, BaseFont font, float fontSize, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
PdfFormField	addMap(String name, String value, String url, PdfContentByte appearance, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
PdfFormField	addMultiLineTextField(String name, String text, BaseFont font, float fontSize, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
PdfFormField	addRadioButton(PdfFormField radiogroup, String value, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
void	addRadioGroup(PdfFormField radiogroup)
PdfFormField	addResetButton(String name, String caption, String value, BaseFont font, float fontSize, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
PdfFormField	addSelectList(String name, String[][] options, String defaultValue, BaseFont font, float fontSize, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
PdfFormField	addSelectList(String name, String[] options, String defaultValue, BaseFont font, float fontSize, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
PdfFormField	addSignature(String name, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
PdfFormField	addSingleLinePasswordField(String name, String text, BaseFont font, float fontSize, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
PdfFormField	addSingleLineTextField(String name, String text, BaseFont font, float fontSize, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
void	drawButton(PdfFormField button, String caption, BaseFont font, float fontSize, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
void	drawCheckBoxAppearences(PdfFormField field, String value, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
void	drawMultiLineOfText(PdfFormField field, String text, BaseFont font, float fontSize, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
void	drawRadioAppearences(PdfFormField field, String value, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
void	drawSignatureAppearences(PdfFormField field, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
void	drawSingleLineOfText(PdfFormField field, String text, BaseFont font, float fontSize, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
PdfFormField	getRadioGroup(String name, String defaultValue, boolean noToggleToOff)
boolean	isValid() Checks if the Acroform is valid
void	setButtonParams(PdfFormField button, int characteristics, String name, String value)
void	setCheckBoxParams(PdfFormField field, String name, String value, boolean status, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
void	setChoiceParams(PdfFormField field, String name, String defaultValue, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
void	setNeedAppearances(boolean value)
void	setSigFlags(int f) Sets the signature flags.
void	setSignatureParams(PdfFormField field, String name, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
void	setTextFieldParams(PdfFormField field, String text, String name, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)
void	toPdf(PdfWriter writer, OutputStream os) Writes the PDF representation of this PdfDictionary as an array of byte to the given OutputStream.

Methods inherited from class com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfDictionary

checkType, clear, contains, get, getAsArray, getAsBoolean, getAsDict, getAsIndirectObject, getAsName, getAsNumber, getAsStream, getAsString, getDirectObject, getKeys, isCatalog, isFont, isOutlineTree, isPage, isPages, merge, mergeDifferent, put, putAll, putEx, remove, size, toString

Methods inherited from class com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfObject

canBeInObjStm, getBytes, getIndRef, isArray, isBoolean, isDictionary, isIndirect, isName, isNull, isNumber, isStream, isString, length, setContent, setIndRef, type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PdfAcroForm

public PdfAcroForm(PdfWriter writer)

Creates new PdfAcroForm

Parameters:

writer -

Method Detail

setNeedAppearances

public void setNeedAppearances(boolean value)

addFieldTemplates

public void addFieldTemplates(HashSet<PdfTemplate> ft)

Adds fieldTemplates.

Parameters:

ft -

addDocumentField

public void addDocumentField(PdfIndirectReference ref)

Adds documentFields.

Parameters:

ref -

isValid

public boolean isValid()

Checks if the Acroform is valid

Returns:

true if the Acroform is valid

addCalculationOrder

public void addCalculationOrder(PdfFormField formField)

Adds an object to the calculationOrder.

Parameters:

formField -

setSigFlags

public void setSigFlags(int f)

Sets the signature flags.

Parameters:

f -

addFormField

public void addFormField(PdfFormField formField)

Adds a formfield to the AcroForm.

Parameters:

formField -

addHtmlPostButton

public PdfFormField addHtmlPostButton(String name,
                                      String caption,
                                      String value,
                                      String url,
                                      BaseFont font,
                                      float fontSize,
                                      float llx,
                                      float lly,
                                      float urx,
                                      float ury)

Parameters:

name -

caption -

value -

url -

font -

fontSize -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

Returns:

a PdfFormField

addResetButton

public PdfFormField addResetButton(String name,
                                   String caption,
                                   String value,
                                   BaseFont font,
                                   float fontSize,
                                   float llx,
                                   float lly,
                                   float urx,
                                   float ury)

Parameters:

name -

caption -

value -

font -

fontSize -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

Returns:

a PdfFormField

addMap

public PdfFormField addMap(String name,
                           String value,
                           String url,
                           PdfContentByte appearance,
                           float llx,
                           float lly,
                           float urx,
                           float ury)

Parameters:

name -

value -

url -

appearance -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

Returns:

a PdfFormField

setButtonParams

public void setButtonParams(PdfFormField button,
                            int characteristics,
                            String name,
                            String value)

Parameters:

button -

characteristics -

name -

value -

drawButton

public void drawButton(PdfFormField button,
                       String caption,
                       BaseFont font,
                       float fontSize,
                       float llx,
                       float lly,
                       float urx,
                       float ury)

Parameters:

button -

caption -

font -

fontSize -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

addHiddenField

public PdfFormField addHiddenField(String name,
                                   String value)

Parameters:

name -

value -

Returns:

a PdfFormField

addSingleLineTextField

public PdfFormField addSingleLineTextField(String name,
                                           String text,
                                           BaseFont font,
                                           float fontSize,
                                           float llx,
                                           float lly,
                                           float urx,
                                           float ury)

Parameters:

name -

text -

font -

fontSize -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

Returns:

a PdfFormField

addMultiLineTextField

public PdfFormField addMultiLineTextField(String name,
                                          String text,
                                          BaseFont font,
                                          float fontSize,
                                          float llx,
                                          float lly,
                                          float urx,
                                          float ury)

Parameters:

name -

text -

font -

fontSize -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

Returns:

a PdfFormField

addSingleLinePasswordField

public PdfFormField addSingleLinePasswordField(String name,
                                               String text,
                                               BaseFont font,
                                               float fontSize,
                                               float llx,
                                               float lly,
                                               float urx,
                                               float ury)

Parameters:

name -

text -

font -

fontSize -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

Returns:

PdfFormField

setTextFieldParams

public void setTextFieldParams(PdfFormField field,
                               String text,
                               String name,
                               float llx,
                               float lly,
                               float urx,
                               float ury)

Parameters:

field -

text -

name -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

drawSingleLineOfText

public void drawSingleLineOfText(PdfFormField field,
                                 String text,
                                 BaseFont font,
                                 float fontSize,
                                 float llx,
                                 float lly,
                                 float urx,
                                 float ury)

Parameters:

field -

text -

font -

fontSize -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

drawMultiLineOfText

public void drawMultiLineOfText(PdfFormField field,
                                String text,
                                BaseFont font,
                                float fontSize,
                                float llx,
                                float lly,
                                float urx,
                                float ury)

Parameters:

field -

text -

font -

fontSize -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

addCheckBox

public PdfFormField addCheckBox(String name,
                                String value,
                                boolean status,
                                float llx,
                                float lly,
                                float urx,
                                float ury)

Parameters:

name -

value -

status -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

Returns:

a PdfFormField

setCheckBoxParams

public void setCheckBoxParams(PdfFormField field,
                              String name,
                              String value,
                              boolean status,
                              float llx,
                              float lly,
                              float urx,
                              float ury)

Parameters:

field -

name -

value -

status -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

drawCheckBoxAppearences

public void drawCheckBoxAppearences(PdfFormField field,
                                    String value,
                                    float llx,
                                    float lly,
                                    float urx,
                                    float ury)

Parameters:

field -

value -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

getRadioGroup

public PdfFormField getRadioGroup(String name,
                                  String defaultValue,
                                  boolean noToggleToOff)

Parameters:

name -

defaultValue -

noToggleToOff -

Returns:

a PdfFormField

addRadioGroup

public void addRadioGroup(PdfFormField radiogroup)

Parameters:

radiogroup -

addRadioButton

public PdfFormField addRadioButton(PdfFormField radiogroup,
                                   String value,
                                   float llx,
                                   float lly,
                                   float urx,
                                   float ury)

Parameters:

radiogroup -

value -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

Returns:

a PdfFormField

drawRadioAppearences

public void drawRadioAppearences(PdfFormField field,
                                 String value,
                                 float llx,
                                 float lly,
                                 float urx,
                                 float ury)

Parameters:

field -

value -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

addSelectList

public PdfFormField addSelectList(String name,
                                  String[] options,
                                  String defaultValue,
                                  BaseFont font,
                                  float fontSize,
                                  float llx,
                                  float lly,
                                  float urx,
                                  float ury)

Parameters:

name -

options -

defaultValue -

font -

fontSize -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

Returns:

a PdfFormField

addSelectList

public PdfFormField addSelectList(String name,
                                  String[][] options,
                                  String defaultValue,
                                  BaseFont font,
                                  float fontSize,
                                  float llx,
                                  float lly,
                                  float urx,
                                  float ury)

Parameters:

name -

options -

defaultValue -

font -

fontSize -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

Returns:

a PdfFormField

addComboBox

public PdfFormField addComboBox(String name,
                                String[] options,
                                String defaultValue,
                                boolean editable,
                                BaseFont font,
                                float fontSize,
                                float llx,
                                float lly,
                                float urx,
                                float ury)

Parameters:

name -

options -

defaultValue -

editable -

font -

fontSize -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

Returns:

a PdfFormField

addComboBox

public PdfFormField addComboBox(String name,
                                String[][] options,
                                String defaultValue,
                                boolean editable,
                                BaseFont font,
                                float fontSize,
                                float llx,
                                float lly,
                                float urx,
                                float ury)

Parameters:

name -

options -

defaultValue -

editable -

font -

fontSize -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

Returns:

a PdfFormField

setChoiceParams

public void setChoiceParams(PdfFormField field,
                            String name,
                            String defaultValue,
                            float llx,
                            float lly,
                            float urx,
                            float ury)

Parameters:

field -

name -

defaultValue -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

addSignature

public PdfFormField addSignature(String name,
                                 float llx,
                                 float lly,
                                 float urx,
                                 float ury)

Parameters:

name -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

Returns:

a PdfFormField

setSignatureParams

public void setSignatureParams(PdfFormField field,
                               String name,
                               float llx,
                               float lly,
                               float urx,
                               float ury)

Parameters:

field -

name -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

drawSignatureAppearences

public void drawSignatureAppearences(PdfFormField field,
                                     float llx,
                                     float lly,
                                     float urx,
                                     float ury)

Parameters:

field -

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

toPdf

public void toPdf(PdfWriter writer,
                  OutputStream os)
           throws IOException

Description copied from class: PdfDictionary

Writes the PDF representation of this PdfDictionary as an array of byte to the given OutputStream.

Overrides:

toPdf in class PdfDictionary

Parameters:

writer - for backwards compatibility

os - the OutputStream to write the bytes to.

Throws:

IOException