Package com.itextpdf.forms.fields.properties

Class SignedAppearanceText

  • public class SignedAppearanceText
extends java.lang.Object
    Class representing the signature text identifying the signer.

    • Field Detail

      • reason

        private java.lang.String reason
        The reason for signing.

      • location

        private java.lang.String location
        Holds value of property location.

      • signedBy

        private java.lang.String signedBy
        The name of the signer from the certificate.

      • signDate

        private java.util.Calendar signDate
        Holds value of property signDate.

      • isSignDateSet

        private boolean isSignDateSet

    • Constructor Detail

    • Method Detail

      • getReasonLine

        public java.lang.String getReasonLine()
        Returns the signing reason.
        Returns:
        reason for signing.

      • setReasonLine

        public SignedAppearanceText setReasonLine​(java.lang.String reason)
        Sets the signing reason.

        Note, that this reason won't be passed to the signature dictionary. If none is set, value set by PdfSigner#setReason will be used.

        Parameters:
        reason - signing reason.
        Returns:
        this same SignedAppearanceText instance.

      • getLocationLine

        public java.lang.String getLocationLine()
        Returns the signing location.
        Returns:
        signing location.

      • setLocationLine

        public SignedAppearanceText setLocationLine​(java.lang.String location)
        Sets the signing location.

        Note, that this location won't be passed to the signature dictionary. If none is set, value set by PdfSigner#setLocation will be used.

        Parameters:
        location - new signing location
        Returns:
        this same SignedAppearanceText instance

      • setSignedBy

        public SignedAppearanceText setSignedBy​(java.lang.String signedBy)
        Sets the name of the signer from the certificate.

        Note, that the signer name will be replaced by the one from the signing certificate during the actual signing.

        Parameters:
        signedBy - name of the signer
        Returns:
        this same SignedAppearanceText instance

      • getSignedBy

        public java.lang.String getSignedBy()
        Gets the name of the signer from the certificate.
        Returns:
        signedBy name of the signer

      • getSignDate

        public java.util.Calendar getSignDate()
        Returns the signature date.
        Returns:
        the signature date

      • setSignDate

        public SignedAppearanceText setSignDate​(java.util.Calendar signDate)
        Sets the signature date.

        Note, that the signing date will be replaced by the one from the PdfSigner during the signing.

        Parameters:
        signDate - new signature date
        Returns:
        this same SignedAppearanceText instance

      • generateDescriptionText

        public java.lang.String generateDescriptionText()
        Generates the signature description text based on the provided parameters.
        Returns:
        signature description