org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form

Class PDVariableText

java.lang.Object

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

org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDTerminalField

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

COSObjectable

Direct Known Subclasses:

PDChoice, PDTextField

public abstract class PDVariableText
extends PDTerminalField

Base class for fields which use "Variable Text". These fields construct an appearance stream dynamically at viewing time.

Author:

Ben Litchfield

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	QUADDING_CENTERED
static int	QUADDING_LEFT
static int	QUADDING_RIGHT

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getDefaultAppearance() Get the default appearance.
String	getDefaultStyleString() Get the default style string.
int	getQ() This will get the 'quadding' or justification of the text to be displayed.
String	getRichTextValue() Get the fields rich text value.
protected String	getStringOrStream(COSBase base) Get a text as text stream.
void	setDefaultAppearance(String daValue) Set the default appearance.
void	setDefaultStyleString(String defaultStyleString) Set the default style string.
void	setQ(int q) This will set the quadding/justification of the text.
void	setRichTextValue(String richTextValue) Set the fields rich text value.

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

applyChange, getFieldFlags, getFieldType, getWidget, getWidgets, importFDF, setActions, setWidgets

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

getAcroForm, getActions, getAlternateFieldName, getCOSObject, getFullyQualifiedName, getInheritableAttribute, getMappingName, getParent, getPartialName, getValueAsString, isNoExport, isReadOnly, isRequired, setAlternateFieldName, setFieldFlags, setMappingName, setNoExport, setPartialName, setReadOnly, setRequired, setValue, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

QUADDING_LEFT

public static final int QUADDING_LEFT

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Constant Field Values

QUADDING_CENTERED

public static final int QUADDING_CENTERED

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Constant Field Values

QUADDING_RIGHT

public static final int QUADDING_RIGHT

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getDefaultAppearance

public String getDefaultAppearance()

Get the default appearance. This is an inheritable attribute. The default appearance contains a set of default graphics and text operators to define the field’s text size and color.

Returns:

the DA element of the dictionary object

setDefaultAppearance

public void setDefaultAppearance(String daValue)

Set the default appearance. This will set the local default appearance for the variable text field only not affecting a default appearance in the parent hierarchy. Providing null as the value will remove the local default appearance.

Parameters:

daValue - a string describing the default appearance

getDefaultStyleString

public String getDefaultStyleString()

Get the default style string. The default style string defines the default style for rich text fields.

Returns:

the DS element of the dictionary object

setDefaultStyleString

public void setDefaultStyleString(String defaultStyleString)

Set the default style string. Providing null as the value will remove the default style string.

Parameters:

defaultStyleString - a string describing the default style.

getQ

public int getQ()

This will get the 'quadding' or justification of the text to be displayed. This is an inheritable attribute.
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.

getRichTextValue

public String getRichTextValue()
                        throws IOException

Get the fields rich text value.

Returns:

the rich text value string

Throws:

IOException - if the field dictionary entry is not a text type

setRichTextValue

public void setRichTextValue(String richTextValue)

Set the fields rich text value.

Setting the rich text value will not generate the appearance for the field.
You can set PDAcroForm.setNeedAppearances(Boolean) to signal a conforming reader to generate the appearance stream.

Providing null as the value will remove the default style string.

Parameters:

richTextValue - a rich text string

getStringOrStream

protected final String getStringOrStream(COSBase base)

Get a text as text stream. Some dictionary entries allow either a text or a text stream.

Parameters:

base - the potential text or text stream

Returns:

the text stream