com.itextpdf.forms.form.element

Class FormField<T extends IFormField>

java.lang.Object

com.itextpdf.commons.actions.sequence.AbstractIdentifiableElement

com.itextpdf.layout.ElementPropertyContainer<T>

com.itextpdf.layout.element.AbstractElement<T>

com.itextpdf.forms.form.element.FormField<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the generic type of the form field (e.g. input field, button, text area)

All Implemented Interfaces:

IFormField, IAbstractElement, IBlockElement, IElement, IPropertyContainer, IAccessibleElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractSelectField, Button, CheckBox, InputField, Radio, SignatureFieldAppearance, TextArea

public abstract class FormField<T extends IFormField>
extends AbstractElement<T>
implements IFormField, IAccessibleElement

Implementation of the AbstractElement class for form fields.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected DefaultAccessibilityProperties	tagProperties The tag properties.

Fields inherited from class com.itextpdf.layout.element.AbstractElement

childElements, nextRenderer, styles

Fields inherited from class com.itextpdf.layout.ElementPropertyContainer

properties

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T1> T1	getDefaultProperty(int property)
String	getId() Gets the id.
IFormField	setHeight(float height) Set the form field's height.
IFormField	setInteractive(boolean interactive) Set the form field to be interactive and added into Acroform instead of drawing it on a page.
T	setSize(float size) Sets the form field's width and height.
IFormField	setValue(String value) Sets the FormProperty.FORM_FIELD_VALUE property.
IFormField	setWidth(float width) Set the form field's width.

Methods inherited from class com.itextpdf.layout.element.AbstractElement

addStyle, createRendererSubTree, getChildren, getProperty, getRenderer, hasProperty, isEmpty, makeNewRenderer, setAction, setNextRenderer, setPageNumber

Methods inherited from class com.itextpdf.layout.ElementPropertyContainer

deleteOwnProperty, getOwnProperty, getSplitCharacters, getStrokeColor, getStrokeWidth, getTextRenderingMode, hasOwnProperty, setBackgroundColor, setBackgroundColor, setBackgroundColor, setBackgroundColor, setBackgroundImage, setBackgroundImage, setBaseDirection, setBorder, setBorderBottom, setBorderBottomLeftRadius, setBorderBottomRightRadius, setBorderLeft, setBorderRadius, setBorderRight, setBorderTop, setBorderTopLeftRadius, setBorderTopRightRadius, setCharacterSpacing, setDestination, setFixedPosition, setFixedPosition, setFixedPosition, setFixedPosition, setFont, setFontColor, setFontColor, setFontColor, setFontFamily, setFontFamily, setFontKerning, setFontScript, setFontSize, setHorizontalAlignment, setHyphenation, setLineThrough, setOpacity, setProperty, setRelativePosition, setSplitCharacters, setStrokeColor, setStrokeWidth, setTextAlignment, setTextRenderingMode, setUnderline, setUnderline, setUnderline, setUnderline, setWordSpacing, simulateBold, simulateItalic

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface com.itextpdf.layout.element.IAbstractElement

getChildren

Methods inherited from interface com.itextpdf.layout.element.IElement

createRendererSubTree, getRenderer, setNextRenderer

Methods inherited from interface com.itextpdf.layout.IPropertyContainer

deleteOwnProperty, getOwnProperty, getProperty, hasOwnProperty, hasProperty, setProperty

Methods inherited from interface com.itextpdf.layout.tagging.IAccessibleElement

getAccessibilityProperties

Field Detail

tagProperties

protected DefaultAccessibilityProperties tagProperties

The tag properties.

Method Detail

setSize

public T setSize(float size)

Sets the form field's width and height.

Parameters:

size - form field's width and height.

Returns:

this same FormField element.

setWidth

public IFormField setWidth(float width)

Set the form field's width.

Specified by:

setWidth in interface IFormField

Parameters:

width - form field's width

Returns:

this FormField element

setHeight

public IFormField setHeight(float height)

Set the form field's height.

Specified by:

setHeight in interface IFormField

Parameters:

height - form field's height

Returns:

this FormField element

setValue

public IFormField setValue(String value)

Sets the FormProperty.FORM_FIELD_VALUE property.

Specified by:

setValue in interface IFormField

Parameters:

value - string value of the property to be set

Returns:

this same IFormField instance

getId

public String getId()

Gets the id.

Specified by:

getId in interface IFormField

Returns:

the id

getDefaultProperty

public <T1> T1 getDefaultProperty(int property)

Specified by:

getDefaultProperty in interface IPropertyContainer

Overrides:

getDefaultProperty in class ElementPropertyContainer<T extends IFormField>

Parameters:

property -

Returns:

setInteractive

public IFormField setInteractive(boolean interactive)

Set the form field to be interactive and added into Acroform instead of drawing it on a page.

Specified by:

setInteractive in interface IFormField

Parameters:

interactive - true if the form field element shall be added into Acroform, false otherwise. By default, the form field element is not interactive and drawn on a page

Returns:

this same IFormField instance