com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.form

Class FormManager

java.lang.Object

com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.form.FormManager

public class FormManager
extends Object

Class used to read and write data to AcroForms in a PdfDocument.

See: PdfDocument.getForm()

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FormManager(InternalPdfDocument internalPdfDocument) Please get FormManager by PdfDocument.getForm() instead.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	flatten() Flattens a document (make all form fields non-editable).
void	flatten(PageSelection pageSelection) Flattens a document (make all form fields non-editable).
FormFieldsSet	getFields() Get a collection of the user-editable form fields within a PDF document
void	renameField(String currentFieldName, String newFieldName) Rename a FormField
void	setFieldReadOnly(String fieldName, boolean value) Set the is read only value of a FormField
void	setFieldValue(String fieldName, String value) Set the string value of a FormField
void	setTextFieldFont(String textFieldName, FontTypes font, int fontSize) Set the font of a TextField

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FormManager

public FormManager(InternalPdfDocument internalPdfDocument)

Please get FormManager by PdfDocument.getForm() instead.

Parameters:

internalPdfDocument - the internal pdf document

Method Detail

flatten

public final void flatten()

Flattens a document (make all form fields non-editable).

flatten

public final void flatten(PageSelection pageSelection)

Flattens a document (make all form fields non-editable).

Parameters:

pageSelection - Selected page indexes. Default is all pages.

getFields

public FormFieldsSet getFields()

Get a collection of the user-editable form fields within a PDF document

Returns:

FormFieldsSet

renameField

public void renameField(String currentFieldName,
                        String newFieldName)

Rename a FormField

Parameters:

currentFieldName - Current fully qualified field name

newFieldName - New partial field name Please use a fully qualified field name for CurrentFieldName, and a partial field name for NewFieldName

setFieldValue

public void setFieldValue(String fieldName,
                          String value)

Set the string value of a FormField

Parameters:

fieldName - Fully qualified field name

value - New value

setFieldReadOnly

public void setFieldReadOnly(String fieldName,
                             boolean value)

Set the is read only value of a FormField

Parameters:

fieldName - Fully qualified field name

value - is read only

setTextFieldFont

public void setTextFieldFont(String textFieldName,
                             FontTypes font,
                             int fontSize)

Set the font of a TextField

Parameters:

textFieldName - Fully qualified field name

font - New font

fontSize - New font size