org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form

Class PDTextField

java.lang.Object

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

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

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

org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDTextField

All Implemented Interfaces:

COSObjectable

public final class PDTextField
extends PDVariableText

A text field is a box or space for text fill-in data typically entered from a keyboard. The text may be restricted to a single line or may be permitted to span multiple lines

Author:

sug

Field Summary

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

acroForm, dictionary, parent

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PDTextField(PDAcroForm acroForm)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	doNotScroll()
boolean	doNotSpellCheck()
String	getDefaultValue() Returns the default value of this field, or an empty string.
int	getMaxLen() Returns the maximum number of characters of the text field.
String	getValue() Returns the value of this field, or an empty string.
String	getValueAsString() Returns a string representation of the "V" entry, or an empty string.
boolean	isComb()
boolean	isFileSelect()
boolean	isMultiline()
boolean	isPassword()
boolean	isRichText()
void	setComb(boolean comb) Set the comb bit.
void	setDefaultValue(String value) Sets the default value of this field.
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	setMaxLen(int maxLen) Sets the maximum number of characters of the text field.
void	setMultiline(boolean multiline) Set the multiline bit.
void	setPassword(boolean password) Set the password bit.
void	setRichText(boolean richText) Set the richText bit.
void	setValue(String value) Sets the plain text value of this field.

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

getDefaultAppearance, getDefaultStyleString, getQ, getRichTextValue, getStringOrStream, setDefaultAppearance, setDefaultStyleString, setQ, setRichTextValue

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, isNoExport, isReadonly, isRequired, setAlternateFieldName, setFieldFlags, setMappingName, setNoExport, setPartialName, setReadonly, setRequired, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PDTextField

public PDTextField(PDAcroForm acroForm)

Parameters:

acroForm - The acroform.

See Also:

PDField.PDField(PDAcroForm)

Method Detail

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.

isComb

public boolean isComb()

Returns:

true if the field is not suppose 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.

getMaxLen

public int getMaxLen()

Returns the maximum number of characters of the text field.

Returns:

the maximum number of characters, returns -1 if the value isn't present

setMaxLen

public void setMaxLen(int maxLen)

Sets the maximum number of characters of the text field.

Parameters:

maxLen - the maximum number of characters

setValue

public void setValue(String value)
              throws IOException

Sets the plain text value of this field.

Parameters:

value - Plain text

Throws:

IOException - if the value could not be set

setDefaultValue

public void setDefaultValue(String value)
                     throws IOException

Sets the default value of this field.

Parameters:

value - Plain text

Throws:

IOException - if the value could not be set

getValue

public String getValue()

Returns the value of this field, or an empty string.

Returns:

A non-null string.

getDefaultValue

public String getDefaultValue()

Returns the default value of this field, or an empty string.

Returns:

A non-null string.

getValueAsString

public String getValueAsString()

Description copied from class: PDField

Returns a string representation of the "V" entry, or an empty string.

Specified by:

getValueAsString in class PDField

Returns:

A non-null string.