com.geek.tutorial.itext.acroform.ListFieldForm.java Source code

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/*
 *  iText Tutorials
 *
 * Project Info:  http://www.geek-tutorials.com/java/itext/itext_index.php
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
 * Free Software Foundation;
 * either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library 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.
 * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 *  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 *
 * [Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. 
 * in the United States and other countries.]
 *
 *
 * Created on July 20, 2007
 * @Author geek-tutorials.com
 * 
 */

package com.geek.tutorial.itext.acroform;

import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfAction;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfBorderDictionary;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfFormField;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfAnnotation;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PushbuttonField;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.TextField;
import com.lowagie.text.Rectangle;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;

public class ListFieldForm {

    public ListFieldForm() throws Exception {
        Document document = new Document();
        PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("ListFieldForm.pdf"));
        document.open();

        // Code 1
        String options[] = { "PS3", "XBOX 360", "Wii", "PSP", "NDS", "GBA" };

        // Code 2 create drop-down list
        PdfFormField dropDown = PdfFormField.createCombo(writer, true, options, 0);
        dropDown.setWidget(new Rectangle(50, 785, 120, 800), PdfAnnotation.HIGHLIGHT_INVERT);
        dropDown.setFieldName("dropDownList");
        dropDown.setValueAsString("PS3");
        dropDown.setMKBorderColor(Color.BLACK);
        writer.addAnnotation(dropDown);

        // Code 3 create scrollable list
        TextField scrollableList = new TextField(writer, new Rectangle(150, 740, 250, 800), "scrollableList");
        scrollableList.setBackgroundColor(Color.WHITE);
        scrollableList.setBorderColor(Color.BLUE);
        scrollableList.setBorderWidth(2);
        scrollableList.setBorderStyle(PdfBorderDictionary.STYLE_SOLID);
        scrollableList.setFontSize(10);
        scrollableList.setChoices(options);
        scrollableList.setChoiceSelection(0);
        writer.addAnnotation(scrollableList.getListField());

        // Code 4 add function and button for showing state 
        writer.addJavaScript(
                "function showState(){" + "app.alert('DropDown:'+ this.getField('dropDownList').value +'\\n'+"
                        + "'Scrollable List:'+this.getField('scrollableList').value);" + "}");
        PushbuttonField push = new PushbuttonField(writer, new Rectangle(70, 710, 140, 730), "pushAction");
        push.setBackgroundColor(Color.LIGHT_GRAY);
        push.setBorderColor(Color.GRAY);
        push.setText("Show State");
        push.setBorderStyle(PdfBorderDictionary.STYLE_BEVELED);
        push.setTextColor(Color.BLACK);
        PdfFormField pushbutton = push.getField();
        pushbutton.setAction(PdfAction.javaScript("showState()", writer));
        writer.addAnnotation(pushbutton);

        document.close();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            ListFieldForm listFieldForm = new ListFieldForm();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println(e);
        }

    }

}