Create and edit form fields

1// Create a blank page
2PDFDoc doc = new PDFDoc();
3Page blank_page = doc.pageCreate();
4
5// Create a new text field and text widget/annotation (aka AcroForms).
6Field text_field = doc.FieldCreate("employee.name", Field.e_text);
7TextWidget text = TextWidget.Create(doc, new Rect(110, 660, 380, 690), text_field);
8text.SetFont(Font.Create(doc, Font.StandardType1Font.e_times_bold));
9text.RefreshAppearance();
10blank_page.AnnotPushBack(text);
11
12// Create a new signature field and signature annotation (aka AcroForms)
13DigitalSignatureField sig_field = doc.CreateDigitalSignatureField("employee.signature");
14SignatureWidget signature = SignatureWidget.Create(doc, new Rect(0, 100, 200, 150), sig_field);
15signature.RefreshAppearance();
16blank_page.AnnotPushBack(signature);
17
18// Create a new checkbox field and checkbox widget/annotation (aka AcroForms)
19Field checkbox_field = doc.FieldCreate("employee.checkbox", Field.e_check);
20CheckBoxWidget checkbox = CheckBoxWidget.Create(doc, new Rect(190, 490, 250, 540), checkbox_field);
21checkbox.SetBackgroundColor(new ColorPt(1, 1, 1), 3);
22checkbox.SetBorderColor(new ColorPt(0, 0, 0), 3);
23checkbox.SetChecked(true); // Check the widget (by default it is unchecked).
24checkbox.RefreshAppearance();
25blank_page.AnnotPushBack(checkbox);
26
27// Create a radio button group and add three radio button widget/annotation (aka AcroForms) in it.
28RadioButtonGroup radio_group = RadioButtonGroup.Create(doc, "employee.radiogroup");
29RadioButtonWidget radiobutton1 = radio_group.Add(new Rect(140, 410, 190, 460));
30radiobutton1.SetBackgroundColor(new ColorPt(1, 1, 0), 3);
31radiobutton1.RefreshAppearance();
32RadioButtonWidget radiobutton2 = radio_group.Add(new Rect(310, 410, 360, 460));
33radiobutton2.SetBackgroundColor(new ColorPt(0, 1, 0), 3);
34radiobutton2.RefreshAppearance();
35RadioButtonWidget radiobutton3 = radio_group.Add(new Rect(480, 410, 530, 460));
36radiobutton3.EnableButton(); // Enable the third radio button. By default the first one is selected
37radiobutton3.SetBackgroundColor(new ColorPt(0, 1, 1), 3);
38radiobutton3.RefreshAppearance();
39radio_group.AddGroupButtonsToPage(blank_page);
40
41// Add the page as the last page in the document.
42doc.pagePushBack(blank_page);

1Field my_field = doc.FieldCreate("address", Field.e_text);

1int type = field.GetType();
2switch (type)
3{
4  case Field.e_button:
5    System.out.println("Button");
6    break;
7  case Field.e_check:
8    System.out.println("Check");
9    break;
10  case Field.e_radio:
11    System.out.println("Radio");
12    break;
13  case Field.e_text: {
14    System.out.println("Text");
15    break;
16  case Field.e_choice:
17    System.out.println("Choice");
18    break;
19  case Field.e_signature:
20    System.out.println("Signature");
21    break;
22}