questions.forms.AddFieldToExistingForm.java Source code

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/*
 * This example was written by Bruno Lowagie, author of the book
 * 'iText in Action' by Manning Publications (ISBN: 1932394796).
 * You can use this example as inspiration for your own applications.
 * The following license applies:
 * http://www.1t3xt.com/about/copyright/index.php?page=MIT
 */

package questions.forms;

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException;
import com.lowagie.text.Rectangle;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.TextField;

public class AddFieldToExistingForm {

    public static final String FORM = "resources/questions/forms/hello_who.pdf";
    public static final String RESULT = "results/questions/forms/added_field.pdf";

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        PdfReader reader;
        try {
            reader = new PdfReader(FORM);
            PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream(RESULT));
            TextField tf = new TextField(stamper.getWriter(), new Rectangle(100, 760, 400, 785), "added_field");
            tf.setText("\u00e4\u00f4\u00df");
            tf.setOptions(TextField.READ_ONLY);
            stamper.addAnnotation(tf.getTextField(), 1);
            AcroFields form = stamper.getAcroFields();
            form.setField("Who", "\u00e4\u00f3\u00df\u00f4");
            stamper.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (DocumentException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}