Example usage for com.lowagie.text.pdf PdfAction SUBMIT_HTML_FORMAT

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Prototype

int SUBMIT_HTML_FORMAT

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Document

a possible submitvalue

Usage

From source file:com.geek.tutorial.itext.acroform.TextFieldForm.java

License:Open Source License

public TextFieldForm() throws Exception {
    Document document = new Document();
    PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("TextFieldForm.pdf"));
    document.open();//w  w  w  .  ja  v  a2 s  . c o m

    PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(2);
    table.getDefaultCell().setPadding(5f); // Code 1, will only affect empty field
    table.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_LEFT);
    PdfPCell cell;

    // Code 2, add name TextField      
    table.addCell("Name");
    TextField nameField = new TextField(writer, new Rectangle(0, 0, 200, 10), "nameField");
    nameField.setBackgroundColor(Color.WHITE);
    nameField.setBorderColor(Color.BLACK);
    nameField.setBorderWidth(1);
    nameField.setBorderStyle(PdfBorderDictionary.STYLE_SOLID);
    nameField.setText("");
    nameField.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_LEFT);
    nameField.setOptions(TextField.REQUIRED);
    cell = new PdfPCell();
    cell.setMinimumHeight(10);
    cell.setCellEvent(new FieldCell(nameField.getTextField(), 200, writer));
    table.addCell(cell);

    // force upper case javascript
    writer.addJavaScript("var nameField = this.getField('nameField');" + "nameField.setAction('Keystroke',"
            + "'forceUpperCase()');" + "" + "function forceUpperCase(){"
            + "if(!event.willCommit)event.change = " + "event.change.toUpperCase();" + "}");

    // Code 3, add empty row
    table.addCell("");
    table.addCell("");

    // Code 4, add age TextField
    table.addCell("Age");
    TextField ageComb = new TextField(writer, new Rectangle(0, 0, 30, 10), "ageField");
    ageComb.setBorderColor(Color.BLACK);
    ageComb.setBorderWidth(1);
    ageComb.setBorderStyle(PdfBorderDictionary.STYLE_SOLID);
    ageComb.setText("12");
    ageComb.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_RIGHT);
    ageComb.setMaxCharacterLength(2);
    ageComb.setOptions(TextField.COMB | TextField.DO_NOT_SCROLL);
    cell = new PdfPCell();
    cell.setMinimumHeight(10);
    cell.setCellEvent(new FieldCell(ageComb.getTextField(), 30, writer));
    table.addCell(cell);

    // validate age javascript
    writer.addJavaScript("var ageField = this.getField('ageField');"
            + "ageField.setAction('Validate','checkAge()');" + "function checkAge(){" + "if(event.value < 12){"
            + "app.alert('Warning! Applicant\\'s age can not" + " be younger than 12.');" + "event.value = 12;"
            + "}}");

    // add empty row
    table.addCell("");
    table.addCell("");

    // Code 5, add age TextField
    table.addCell("Comment");
    TextField comment = new TextField(writer, new Rectangle(0, 0, 200, 100), "commentField");
    comment.setBorderColor(Color.BLACK);
    comment.setBorderWidth(1);
    comment.setBorderStyle(PdfBorderDictionary.STYLE_SOLID);
    comment.setText("");
    comment.setOptions(TextField.MULTILINE | TextField.DO_NOT_SCROLL);
    cell = new PdfPCell();
    cell.setMinimumHeight(100);
    cell.setCellEvent(new FieldCell(comment.getTextField(), 200, writer));
    table.addCell(cell);

    // check comment characters length javascript
    writer.addJavaScript("var commentField = " + "this.getField('commentField');" + "commentField"
            + ".setAction('Keystroke','checkLength()');" + "function checkLength(){"
            + "if(!event.willCommit && " + "event.value.length > 100){" + "app.alert('Warning! Comment can not "
            + "be more than 100 characters.');" + "event.change = '';" + "}}");

    // add empty row
    table.addCell("");
    table.addCell("");

    // Code 6, add submit button   
    PushbuttonField submitBtn = new PushbuttonField(writer, new Rectangle(0, 0, 35, 15), "submitPOST");
    submitBtn.setBackgroundColor(Color.GRAY);
    submitBtn.setBorderStyle(PdfBorderDictionary.STYLE_BEVELED);
    submitBtn.setText("POST");
    submitBtn.setOptions(PushbuttonField.VISIBLE_BUT_DOES_NOT_PRINT);
    PdfFormField submitField = submitBtn.getField();
    submitField.setAction(PdfAction.createSubmitForm("http://www.geek-tutorials.com/java/itext/submit.php",
            null, PdfAction.SUBMIT_HTML_FORMAT));
    cell = new PdfPCell();
    cell.setMinimumHeight(15);
    cell.setCellEvent(new FieldCell(submitField, 35, writer));
    table.addCell(cell);

    // Code 7, add reset button
    PushbuttonField resetBtn = new PushbuttonField(writer, new Rectangle(0, 0, 35, 15), "reset");
    resetBtn.setBackgroundColor(Color.GRAY);
    resetBtn.setBorderStyle(PdfBorderDictionary.STYLE_BEVELED);
    resetBtn.setText("RESET");
    resetBtn.setOptions(PushbuttonField.VISIBLE_BUT_DOES_NOT_PRINT);
    PdfFormField resetField = resetBtn.getField();
    resetField.setAction(PdfAction.createResetForm(null, 0));
    cell = new PdfPCell();
    cell.setMinimumHeight(15);
    cell.setCellEvent(new FieldCell(resetField, 35, writer));
    table.addCell(cell);

    document.add(table);
    document.close();
}

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