Package org.apache.pdfbox.examples.interactive.form

Class SetField

java.lang.Object

org.apache.pdfbox.examples.interactive.form.SetField

public class SetField
extends Object

This example will take a PDF document and set a form field in it.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SetField()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
private static String	calculateOutputFilename(String filename)
static void	main(String[] args)	This will read a PDF file and set a field and then write it the pdf out again.
private void	setField(String[] args)
void	setField(PDDocument pdfDocument, String name, String value)	This will set a single field in the document.
private static void	usage()	This will print out a message telling how to use this example.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

SetField

public SetField()

Method Details

setField

public void setField(PDDocument pdfDocument,
 String name,
 String value)
              throws IOException

This will set a single field in the document.

Parameters:

pdfDocument - The PDF to set the field in.

name - The name of the field to set.

value - The new value of the field.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error setting the field.

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws IOException

This will read a PDF file and set a field and then write it the pdf out again.
see usage() for commandline

Parameters:

args - command line arguments

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error importing the FDF document.

setField

private void setField(String[] args)
               throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

calculateOutputFilename

private static String calculateOutputFilename(String filename)

usage

private static void usage()

This will print out a message telling how to use this example.