/* * $Id$ * * This code is part of the 'iText Tutorial'. * You can find the complete tutorial at the following address: * http://itextdocs.lowagie.com/tutorial/ * * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. * * itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net */ package com.lowagie.examples.forms; import java.awt.Color; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException; import com.lowagie.text.PageSize; import com.lowagie.text.Rectangle; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.BaseFont; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.GrayColor; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfAnnotation; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfAppearance; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfBorderDictionary; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfFormField; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; /** * Generates an Acroform with a TextField * @author blowagie */ public class FormTextField { /** * Generates an Acroform with a TextField * @param args no arguments needed here */ public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Textfield"); // step 1: creation of a document-object Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4); try { // step 2: PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("textfield.pdf")); // step 3: we open the document document.open(); // step 4: BaseFont helv = BaseFont.createFont("Helvetica", "winansi", false); PdfContentByte cb = writer.getDirectContent(); cb.moveTo(0, 0); String text = "Some start text"; float fontSize = 12; Color textColor = new GrayColor(0f); PdfFormField field = PdfFormField.createTextField(writer, false, false, 0); field.setWidget(new Rectangle(171, 750, 342, 769), PdfAnnotation.HIGHLIGHT_INVERT); field.setFlags(PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_PRINT); field.setFieldName("ATextField"); field.setValueAsString(text); field.setDefaultValueAsString(text); field.setBorderStyle(new PdfBorderDictionary(2, PdfBorderDictionary.STYLE_SOLID)); field.setPage(); PdfAppearance tp = cb.createAppearance(171, 19); PdfAppearance da = (PdfAppearance)tp.getDuplicate(); da.setFontAndSize(helv, fontSize); da.setColorFill(textColor); field.setDefaultAppearanceString(da); tp.beginVariableText(); tp.saveState(); tp.rectangle(2, 2, 167, 15); tp.clip(); tp.newPath(); tp.beginText(); tp.setFontAndSize(helv, fontSize); tp.setColorFill(textColor); tp.setTextMatrix(4, 5); tp.showText(text); tp.endText(); tp.restoreState(); tp.endVariableText(); field.setAppearance(PdfAnnotation.APPEARANCE_NORMAL, tp); writer.addAnnotation(field); } catch(DocumentException de) { System.err.println(de.getMessage()); } catch(IOException ioe) { System.err.println(ioe.getMessage()); } // step 5: we close the document document.close(); } }