org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form

Class PDVariableText

java.lang.Object

org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDField

org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDVariableText

All Implemented Interfaces:

COSObjectable

Direct Known Subclasses:

PDChoiceField, PDTextbox

public abstract class PDVariableText
extends PDField

A class for handling PDF fields that display text.

Version:

$Revision: 1.7 $

Author:

Ben Litchfield

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	FLAG_COMB A Ff flag.
static int	FLAG_DO_NOT_SCROLL A Ff flag.
static int	FLAG_DO_NOT_SPELL_CHECK A Ff flag.
static int	FLAG_FILE_SELECT A Ff flag.
static int	FLAG_MULTILINE A Ff flag.
static int	FLAG_PASSWORD A Ff flag.
static int	FLAG_RICH_TEXT A Ff flag.
static int	QUADDING_CENTERED A Q value.
static int	QUADDING_LEFT A Q value.
static int	QUADDING_RIGHT A Q value.

Fields inherited from class org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDField

FLAG_NO_EXPORT, FLAG_READ_ONLY, FLAG_REQUIRED

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PDVariableText(PDAcroForm theAcroForm)
PDVariableText(PDAcroForm theAcroForm, COSDictionary field)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	doNotScroll()
boolean	doNotSpellCheck()
protected COSString	getDefaultAppearance()
int	getQ() This will get the 'quadding' or justification of the text to be displayed. 0 - Left(default) 1 - Centered 2 - Right Please see the QUADDING_CONSTANTS.
String	getValue() getValue gets the fields value to as a string.
boolean	isFileSelect()
boolean	isMultiline()
boolean	isPassword()
boolean	isRichText()
void	setComb(boolean comb) Set the comb bit.
void	setDoNotScroll(boolean doNotScroll) Set the doNotScroll bit.
void	setDoNotSpellCheck(boolean doNotSpellCheck) Set the doNotSpellCheck bit.
void	setFileSelect(boolean fileSelect) Set the file select bit.
void	setMultiline(boolean multiline) Set the multiline bit.
void	setPassword(boolean password) Set the password bit.
void	setQ(int q) This will set the quadding/justification of the text.
void	setRichText(boolean richText) Set the richText bit.
void	setValue(String value) setValue sets the fields value to a given string.
boolean	shouldComb()

Methods inherited from class org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDField

findFieldType, findKid, getAcroForm, getActions, getAlternateFieldName, getCOSObject, getDictionary, getFieldFlags, getFieldType, getFullyQualifiedName, getKids, getParent, getPartialName, getWidget, importFDF, isNoExport, isReadonly, isRequired, setAcroForm, setActions, setAlternateFieldName, setFieldFlags, setFieldType, setKids, setNoExport, setParent, setPartialName, setReadonly, setRequired, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

FLAG_MULTILINE

public static final int FLAG_MULTILINE

A Ff flag.

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Constant Field Values

FLAG_PASSWORD

public static final int FLAG_PASSWORD

A Ff flag.

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Constant Field Values

FLAG_FILE_SELECT

public static final int FLAG_FILE_SELECT

A Ff flag.

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Constant Field Values

FLAG_DO_NOT_SPELL_CHECK

public static final int FLAG_DO_NOT_SPELL_CHECK

A Ff flag.

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Constant Field Values

FLAG_DO_NOT_SCROLL

public static final int FLAG_DO_NOT_SCROLL

A Ff flag.

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Constant Field Values

FLAG_COMB

public static final int FLAG_COMB

A Ff flag.

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Constant Field Values

FLAG_RICH_TEXT

public static final int FLAG_RICH_TEXT

A Ff flag.

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Constant Field Values

QUADDING_LEFT

public static final int QUADDING_LEFT

A Q value.

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Constant Field Values

QUADDING_CENTERED

public static final int QUADDING_CENTERED

A Q value.

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Constant Field Values

QUADDING_RIGHT

public static final int QUADDING_RIGHT

A Q value.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

PDVariableText

public PDVariableText(PDAcroForm theAcroForm)

Parameters:

theAcroForm - The acroform.

See Also:

PDField.PDField(PDAcroForm,COSDictionary)

PDVariableText

public PDVariableText(PDAcroForm theAcroForm,
              COSDictionary field)

Parameters:

theAcroForm - The acroForm for this field.

field - The field's dictionary.

See Also:

PDField.PDField(PDAcroForm,COSDictionary)

Method Detail

setValue

public void setValue(String value)
              throws IOException

Description copied from class: PDField

setValue sets the fields value to a given string.

Specified by:

setValue in class PDField

Parameters:

value - The new value for this text field.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error calculating the appearance stream.

See Also:

PDField.setValue(java.lang.String)

getValue

public String getValue()
                throws IOException

getValue gets the fields value to as a string.

Specified by:

getValue in class PDField

Returns:

The string value of this field.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error getting the value.

isMultiline

public boolean isMultiline()

Returns:

true if the field is multiline

setMultiline

public void setMultiline(boolean multiline)

Set the multiline bit.

Parameters:

multiline - The value for the multiline.

isPassword

public boolean isPassword()

Returns:

true if the field is a password field.

setPassword

public void setPassword(boolean password)

Set the password bit.

Parameters:

password - The value for the password.

isFileSelect

public boolean isFileSelect()

Returns:

true if the field is a file select field.

setFileSelect

public void setFileSelect(boolean fileSelect)

Set the file select bit.

Parameters:

fileSelect - The value for the fileSelect.

doNotSpellCheck

public boolean doNotSpellCheck()

Returns:

true if the field is not suppose to spell check.

setDoNotSpellCheck

public void setDoNotSpellCheck(boolean doNotSpellCheck)

Set the doNotSpellCheck bit.

Parameters:

doNotSpellCheck - The value for the doNotSpellCheck.

doNotScroll

public boolean doNotScroll()

Returns:

true if the field is not suppose to scroll.

setDoNotScroll

public void setDoNotScroll(boolean doNotScroll)

Set the doNotScroll bit.

Parameters:

doNotScroll - The value for the doNotScroll.

shouldComb

public boolean shouldComb()

Returns:

true if the field is supposed to comb the text display.

setComb

public void setComb(boolean comb)

Set the comb bit.

Parameters:

comb - The value for the comb.

isRichText

public boolean isRichText()

Returns:

true if the field is a rich text field.

setRichText

public void setRichText(boolean richText)

Set the richText bit.

Parameters:

richText - The value for the richText.

getDefaultAppearance

protected COSString getDefaultAppearance()

Returns:

the DA element of the dictionary object

getQ

public int getQ()

This will get the 'quadding' or justification of the text to be displayed. 0 - Left(default)
1 - Centered
2 - Right
Please see the QUADDING_CONSTANTS.

Returns:

The justification of the text strings.

setQ

public void setQ(int q)

This will set the quadding/justification of the text. See QUADDING constants.

Parameters:

q - The new text justification.