Package com.lowagie.text.pdf

Class AcroFields.Item

java.lang.Object
com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields.Item
Enclosing class:
AcroFields
public static class AcroFields.Item extends Object
The field representations for retrieval and modification.

  • Field Details

    • WRITE_MERGED

      public static final int WRITE_MERGED
      writeToAll constant.
      Since:
      2.1.5
      See Also:

    • WRITE_WIDGET

      public static final int WRITE_WIDGET
      writeToAll and markUsed constant.
      Since:
      2.1.5
      See Also:

    • WRITE_VALUE

      public static final int WRITE_VALUE
      writeToAll and markUsed constant.
      Since:
      2.1.5
      See Also:

    • values

      public ArrayList values
      Deprecated.
      (will remove 'public' in the future)
      An array of PdfDictionary where the value tag /V is present.

    • widgets

      public ArrayList widgets
      Deprecated.
      (will remove 'public' in the future)
      An array of PdfDictionary with the widgets.

    • widget_refs

      public ArrayList widget_refs
      Deprecated.
      (will remove 'public' in the future)
      An array of PdfDictionary with the widget references.

    • merged

      public ArrayList merged
      Deprecated.
      (will remove 'public' in the future)
      An array of PdfDictionary with all the field and widget tags merged.

    • page

      public ArrayList page
      Deprecated.
      (will remove 'public' in the future)
      An array of Integer with the page numbers where the widgets are displayed.

    • tabOrder

      public ArrayList tabOrder
      Deprecated.
      (will remove 'public' in the future)
      An array of Integer with the tab order of the field in the page.

  • Constructor Details

    • Item

      public Item()

  • Method Details

    • writeToAll

      public void writeToAll(PdfName key, PdfObject value, int writeFlags)
      This function writes the given key/value pair to all the instances of merged, widget, and/or value, depending on the writeFlags setting
      Parameters:
      key - you'll never guess what this is for.
      value - if value is null, the key will be removed
      writeFlags - ORed together WRITE_* flags
      Since:
      2.1.5

    • markUsed

      public void markUsed(AcroFields parentFields, int writeFlags)
      Mark all the item dictionaries used matching the given flags
      Parameters:
      writeFlags - WRITE_MERGED is ignored
      Since:
      2.1.5

    • size

      public int size()
      Preferred method of determining the number of instances of a given field.
      Returns:
      number of instances
      Since:
      2.1.5

    • getValue

      public PdfDictionary getValue(int idx)
      Retrieve the value dictionary of the given instance
      Parameters:
      idx - instance index
      Returns:
      dictionary storing this instance's value. It may be shared across instances.
      Since:
      2.1.5

    • getWidget

      public PdfDictionary getWidget(int idx)
      Retrieve the widget dictionary of the given instance
      Parameters:
      idx - instance index
      Returns:
      The dictionary found in the appropriate page's Annot array.
      Since:
      2.1.5

    • getWidgetRef

      public PdfIndirectReference getWidgetRef(int idx)
      Retrieve the reference to the given instance
      Parameters:
      idx - instance index
      Returns:
      reference to the given field instance
      Since:
      2.1.5

    • getMerged

      public PdfDictionary getMerged(int idx)
      Retrieve the merged dictionary for the given instance. The merged dictionary contains all the keys present in parent fields, though they may have been overwritten (or modified?) by children. Example: a merged radio field dict will contain /V
      Parameters:
      idx - instance index
      Returns:
      the merged dictionary for the given instance
      Since:
      2.1.5

    • getPage

      public Integer getPage(int idx)
      Retrieve the page number of the given instance
      Parameters:
      idx -
      Returns:
      remember, pages are "1-indexed", not "0-indexed" like field instances.
      Since:
      2.1.5

    • getTabOrder

      public Integer getTabOrder(int idx)
      Gets the tabOrder.
      Parameters:
      idx -
      Returns:
      tab index of the given field instance
      Since:
      2.1.5