PDField (Apache PDFBox 2.0.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDField

All Implemented Interfaces:

COSObjectable

Direct Known Subclasses:

PDNonTerminalField, PDTerminalField
```
public abstract class PDField
extends Object
implements COSObjectable
```
A field in an interactive form.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`PDAcroForm`	`getAcroForm()` This will get the acroform that this field is part of.
`PDFormFieldAdditionalActions`	`getActions()` Get the additional actions for this field.
`String`	`getAlternateFieldName()` Gets the alternate name of the field.
`COSDictionary`	`getCOSObject()` This will get the dictionary associated with this field.
`abstract int`	`getFieldFlags()` This will get the flags for this field.
`abstract String`	`getFieldType()` Get the FT entry of the field.
`String`	`getFullyQualifiedName()` Returns the fully qualified name of the field, which is a concatenation of the names of all the parents fields.
`protected COSBase`	`getInheritableAttribute(COSName key)` Returns the given attribute, inheriting from parent nodes if necessary.
`String`	`getMappingName()` Gets the mapping name of the field.
`PDNonTerminalField`	`getParent()` Get the parent field to this field, or null if none exists.
`String`	`getPartialName()` Returns the partial name of the field.
`abstract String`	`getValueAsString()` Returns a string representation of the "V" entry, or an empty string.
`abstract List<PDAnnotationWidget>`	`getWidgets()` Returns the widget annotations associated with this field.
`boolean`	`isNoExport()`
`boolean`	`isReadOnly()`
`boolean`	`isRequired()`
`void`	`setAlternateFieldName(String alternateFieldName)` This will set the alternate name of the field.
`void`	`setFieldFlags(int flags)` This will set the flags for this field.
`void`	`setMappingName(String mappingName)` This will set the mapping name of the field.
`void`	`setNoExport(boolean noExport)` sets the field to be not exported.
`void`	`setPartialName(String name)` This will set the partial name of the field.
`void`	`setReadOnly(boolean readonly)` sets the field to be read-only.
`void`	`setRequired(boolean required)` sets the field to be required.
`abstract void`	`setValue(String value)` Sets the value of the field.
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getInheritableAttribute
```
protected COSBase getInheritableAttribute(COSName key)
```
    Returns the given attribute, inheriting from parent nodes if necessary.
    
    Parameters:
    key - the key to look up
    
    Returns:
    COS value for the given key
  - getFieldType
```
public abstract String getFieldType()
```
    Get the FT entry of the field. This is a read only field and is set depending on the actual type. The field type is an inheritable attribute.
    
    Returns:
    The Field type.
  - getValueAsString
```
public abstract String getValueAsString()
```
    Returns a string representation of the "V" entry, or an empty string.
    
    Returns:
    The list of widget annotations.
  - setValue
```
public abstract void setValue(String value)
                       throws IOException
```
    Sets the value of the field.
    
    Parameters:
    value - the new field value.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if the value could not be set
  - getWidgets
```
public abstract List<PDAnnotationWidget> getWidgets()
```
    Returns the widget annotations associated with this field. For PDNonTerminalField the list will be empty as non terminal fields have no visual representation in the form.
    
    Returns:
    A non-null string.
  - setReadOnly
```
public void setReadOnly(boolean readonly)
```
    sets the field to be read-only.
    
    Parameters:
    readonly - The new flag for readonly.
  - isReadOnly
```
public boolean isReadOnly()
```
    Returns:
    true if the field is readonly
  - setRequired
```
public void setRequired(boolean required)
```
    sets the field to be required.
    
    Parameters:
    required - The new flag for required.
  - isRequired
```
public boolean isRequired()
```
    Returns:
    true if the field is required
  - setNoExport
```
public void setNoExport(boolean noExport)
```
    sets the field to be not exported.
    
    Parameters:
    noExport - The new flag for noExport.
  - isNoExport
```
public boolean isNoExport()
```
    Returns:
    true if the field is not to be exported.
  - getFieldFlags
```
public abstract int getFieldFlags()
```
    This will get the flags for this field.
    
    Returns:
    flags The set of flags.
  - setFieldFlags
```
public void setFieldFlags(int flags)
```
    This will set the flags for this field.
    
    Parameters:
    flags - The new flags.
  - getActions
```
public PDFormFieldAdditionalActions getActions()
```
    Get the additional actions for this field. This will return null if there are no additional actions for this field.
    
    Returns:
    The actions of the field.
  - getParent
```
public PDNonTerminalField getParent()
```
    Get the parent field to this field, or null if none exists.
    
    Returns:
    The parent field.
  - getAcroForm
```
public PDAcroForm getAcroForm()
```
    This will get the acroform that this field is part of.
    
    Returns:
    The form this field is on.
  - getCOSObject
```
public COSDictionary getCOSObject()
```
    This will get the dictionary associated with this field.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getCOSObject in interface COSObjectable
    
    Returns:
    the dictionary that this class wraps.
  - getPartialName
```
public String getPartialName()
```
    Returns the partial name of the field.
    
    Returns:
    the name of the field
  - setPartialName
```
public void setPartialName(String name)
```
    This will set the partial name of the field.
    
    Parameters:
    name - The new name for the field.
  - getFullyQualifiedName
```
public String getFullyQualifiedName()
```
    Returns the fully qualified name of the field, which is a concatenation of the names of all the parents fields.
    
    Returns:
    the name of the field
  - getAlternateFieldName
```
public String getAlternateFieldName()
```
    Gets the alternate name of the field.
    
    Returns:
    the alternate name of the field
  - setAlternateFieldName
```
public void setAlternateFieldName(String alternateFieldName)
```
    This will set the alternate name of the field.
    
    Parameters:
    alternateFieldName - the alternate name of the field
  - getMappingName
```
public String getMappingName()
```
    Gets the mapping name of the field. The mapping name shall be used when exporting interactive form field data from the document.
    
    Returns:
    the mapping name of the field
  - setMappingName
```
public void setMappingName(String mappingName)
```
    This will set the mapping name of the field.
    
    Parameters:
    mappingName - the mapping name of the field
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object

Class PDField

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

getInheritableAttribute

getFieldType

getValueAsString

setValue

getWidgets

setReadOnly

isReadOnly

setRequired

isRequired

setNoExport

isNoExport

getFieldFlags

setFieldFlags

getActions

getParent

getAcroForm

getCOSObject

getPartialName

setPartialName

getFullyQualifiedName

getAlternateFieldName

setAlternateFieldName

getMappingName

setMappingName

toString