Package com.lowagie.text.pdf
Class FdfWriter
- java.lang.Object
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- com.lowagie.text.pdf.FdfWriter
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public class FdfWriter extends java.lang.Object
Writes an FDF form.
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Nested Class Summary
Nested Classes Modifier and Type Class Description (package private) static class
FdfWriter.Wrt
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Field Summary
Fields Modifier and Type Field Description (package private) java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>
fields
private java.lang.String
file
The PDF file associated with the FDF.private static byte[]
HEADER_FDF
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description FdfWriter()
Creates a new FdfWriter.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description java.lang.String
getField(java.lang.String field)
Gets the field value.java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>
getFields()
Gets all the fields.java.lang.String
getFile()
Gets the PDF file name associated with the FDF.(package private) void
iterateFields(java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> values, java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> map, java.lang.String name)
boolean
removeField(java.lang.String field)
Removes the field value.(package private) boolean
setField(java.lang.String field, PdfObject value)
boolean
setFieldAsAction(java.lang.String field, PdfAction action)
Sets the field value as aPDFAction
.boolean
setFieldAsName(java.lang.String field, java.lang.String value)
Sets the field value as a name.boolean
setFieldAsString(java.lang.String field, java.lang.String value)
Sets the field value as a string.void
setFields(AcroFields af)
Sets all the fields from thisAcroFields
void
setFields(FdfReader fdf)
Sets all the fields from thisFdfReader
void
setFields(PdfReader pdf)
Sets all the fields from thisPdfReader
void
setFile(java.lang.String file)
Sets the PDF file name associated with the FDF.void
writeTo(java.io.OutputStream os)
Writes the content to a stream.
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Method Detail
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writeTo
public void writeTo(java.io.OutputStream os) throws java.io.IOException
Writes the content to a stream.- Parameters:
os
- the stream- Throws:
java.io.IOException
- on error
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setField
boolean setField(java.lang.String field, PdfObject value)
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iterateFields
void iterateFields(java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> values, java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> map, java.lang.String name)
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removeField
public boolean removeField(java.lang.String field)
Removes the field value.- Parameters:
field
- the field name- Returns:
true
if the field was found and removed,false
otherwise
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getFields
public java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> getFields()
Gets all the fields. The map is keyed by the fully qualified field name and the values arePdfObject
.- Returns:
- a map with all the fields
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setFields
public void setFields(FdfReader fdf)
Sets all the fields from thisFdfReader
- Parameters:
fdf
- theFdfReader
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setFields
public void setFields(PdfReader pdf)
Sets all the fields from thisPdfReader
- Parameters:
pdf
- thePdfReader
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setFields
public void setFields(AcroFields af)
Sets all the fields from thisAcroFields
- Parameters:
af
- theAcroFields
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getField
public java.lang.String getField(java.lang.String field)
Gets the field value.- Parameters:
field
- the field name- Returns:
- the field value or
null
if not found
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setFieldAsName
public boolean setFieldAsName(java.lang.String field, java.lang.String value)
Sets the field value as a name.- Parameters:
field
- the fully qualified field namevalue
- the value- Returns:
true
if the value was inserted,false
if the name is incompatible with an existing field
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setFieldAsString
public boolean setFieldAsString(java.lang.String field, java.lang.String value)
Sets the field value as a string.- Parameters:
field
- the fully qualified field namevalue
- the value- Returns:
true
if the value was inserted,false
if the name is incompatible with an existing field
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setFieldAsAction
public boolean setFieldAsAction(java.lang.String field, PdfAction action)
Sets the field value as aPDFAction
. For example, this method allows setting a form submit button action usingPdfAction.createSubmitForm(String, Object[], int)
. This method creates anA
entry for the specified field in the underlying FDF file. Method contributed by Philippe Laflamme (plaflamme)- Parameters:
field
- the fully qualified field nameaction
- the field's action- Returns:
true
if the value was inserted,false
if the name is incompatible with an existing field- Since:
- 2.1.5
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getFile
public java.lang.String getFile()
Gets the PDF file name associated with the FDF.- Returns:
- the PDF file name associated with the FDF
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setFile
public void setFile(java.lang.String file)
Sets the PDF file name associated with the FDF.- Parameters:
file
- the PDF file name associated with the FDF
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