Package org.faceless.pdf2

Class FormChoice

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Cloneable
    public final class FormChoice
extends FormElement

    A "ListBox" type of form element, where the user can select an entry off a list of several predefined options.

    Several variations of this type of field are available:

    TYPE_DROPDOWNA dropdown list, where a single item can be selected
    TYPE_COMBOIdentical to a dropdown list, but the user can type in their own value as well as select one off a list
    TYPE_SCROLLABLEA scrollable list, where the user can see several options on the screen at once but select only one
    TYPE_MULTISCROLLABLEIdentical to a SCROLLABLE list, but mutiple options can be selected at once

    For all these lists, the options are specified by adding values to the Map returned by getOptions(). The values are displayed in the order they're added to the Map.

    Here's an example creating a simple list of values: 

       Form form = pdf.getForm();
   FormChoice colors = new FormChoice(FormChoice.TYPE_SCROLLABLE, page, 100,100,300,300);
   Map vals = colors.getOptions();
   vals.put("Red", null);
   vals.put("Green", null);
   vals.put("Blue", null);
   colors.setValue("Green");
   form.addElement("FavoriteColor", colors);
    and here's an example showing how to retrieve the value of an element 
       Form form = pdf.getForm();
   FormChoice choice = (FormChoice)form.getElement("FavoriteColor");
   String value = choice.getValue();  // May be null
    Since:
    1.1.23

    • Field Detail

      • TYPE_DROPDOWN

        public static final int TYPE_DROPDOWN
        A type passed to the constructor representing a dropdown list, similar to a drop-down menu

      • TYPE_SCROLLABLE

        public static final int TYPE_SCROLLABLE
        A type passed to the constructor representing a scollable list, which displays one or more lines at once.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • TYPE_MULTISCROLLABLE

        public static final int TYPE_MULTISCROLLABLE
        A type passed to the constructor representing a scollable list, which displays one or more lines at once. Multiple items can be selected
        Since:
        2.0

      • TYPE_COMBO

        public static final int TYPE_COMBO
        A type passed to the constructor representing a dropdown list where the value can also be edited like a text field.

    • Constructor Detail

      • FormChoice

        public FormChoice​(int type)
        Create a new FormChoice element with no annotations. Annotations should be added via the addAnnotation method.
        Since:
        1.1.26

      • FormChoice

        public FormChoice​(int type,
                  PDFPage page,
                  float x1,
                  float y1,
                  float x2,
                  float y2)
        Create a new FormChoice element with an annotation at the specified location. Identical to calling 
           FormChoice choice = new FormChoice(type);
   choice.addAnnotation(page, x1, y1, x2, y2);
        Parameters:
        type - the type of annotation
        page - the PDFPage to place the annotation on
        x1 - the left-most X co-ordinate of the annotation
        y1 - the bottom-most Y co-ordinate of the annotation
        x2 - the right-most X co-ordinate of the annotation
        y2 - the top-most Y co-ordinate of the annotation
        Since:
        2.0 (a similar constructor existed from 1.1.26, but with the first two arguments swapped)

    • Method Detail

      • addAnnotation

        public WidgetAnnotation addAnnotation​(PDFPage page,
                                      float x1,
                                      float y1,
                                      float x2,
                                      float y2)
        Add an annotation for this element at the specified location on the page
        Parameters:
        page - the PDFPage to place the annotation on
        x1 - the left-most X co-ordinate of the annotation
        y1 - the bottom-most Y co-ordinate of the annotation
        x2 - the right-most X co-ordinate of the annotation
        y2 - the top-most Y co-ordinate of the annotation
        Since:
        2.0

      • getOptions

        public Map<String,​String> getOptions()

        Return a Map containing the options for this choice field

        A Map contains keys and their corresponding values, which is the way the choice fields are done in PDF (and HTML too). They key is displayed to the user, and the value, if specified, is what's included when the form is submitted. So, for example, the line choice.getOptions().put("Red","1") will display the value "Red" on screen, but send the value of "1" when the form is submitted. If the submitted value should be the same as the displayed value, just do choice.getOptions().put("Red", null) or choice.getOptions().put("Red", "Red").

        Values are displayed in the field in the order that they are added to the Map, key may not be null, and both key and value must be String objects.

      • setImmediatelyCommitted

        public void setImmediatelyCommitted​(boolean update)
        Set whether changes to this Choice field are made immediately the new item is chosen (true) or whether the change is made when the field loses focus (false). Only makes a difference in Acrobat 6 or later, although can safely be used with earlier viewers.
        Since:
        2.0

      • isImmediatelyCommitted

        public boolean isImmediatelyCommitted()
        Return whether the field is immediatley committed, as set by setImmediatelyCommitted(boolean)
        Since:
        2.0

      • isRTL

        public boolean isRTL()
        Return true if this text field is marked as right-to-left. This is an undocumented and non-standard flag, but is used by Acrobat to create RTL fields.
        Since:
        2.20.3

      • setRTL

        public void setRTL​(boolean rtl)
        Set the field to be right-to-left. This is an undocumented and non-standard flag, but is used by Acrobat to create RTL fields.
        Since:
        2.20.3

      • getSelectedIndices

        public int[] getSelectedIndices()
        Return an array of integers showing which entries in the getOptions() map are selected. The returned array will have a length of zero if no value is selected or a TYPE_COMBO field has a custom value, otherwise the returned array will typically have a single element - the exception being TYPE_MULTISCROLLABLE fields.
        Since:
        2.9

      • setSelectedIndices

        public void setSelectedIndices​(int[] vals)
        Set which entries in the getOptions() map are selected. Unless the list is a TYPE_MULTISCROLLABLE then the array must have either zero or one elements - multi-scrollable lists may have more.
        Parameters:
        vals - an array of zero or more indices which are to be marked as selected
        Since:
        2.9

      • setValue

        public void setValue​(String value)
        Set the value of this choice field. For TYPE_COMBO fields, the value may be anything, otherwise the value must exist in the getOptions().values() set. For TYPE_MULTISCROLLABLE lists, multiple items can be selected by separating them with a newline, eg. "Tuesday\nWednesday\nThursday"
        Parameters:
        value - the value to set the field to

      • rebuild

        public void rebuild()
        Description copied from class: FormElement
        Cause the annotation list to be rebuilt. Unless you're rendering the annotation using the viewer, it's not necessary to call this method.
        Overrides:
        rebuild in class FormElement

      • setSpellCheck

        public void setSpellCheck​(boolean spellcheck)
        Set the "spell check" flag on the field, which controls whether Acrobat will run its spell-checker on the field. This flag has no other effect.
        Parameters:
        spellcheck - whether to spell-check the field (true, the default) or not (false)
        Since:
        2.11.14

      • isSpellCheck

        public boolean isSpellCheck()
        Return the value of the "spell check" flag, as set by setSpellCheck(boolean)
        Since:
        2.11.14

      • toString

        public String toString()

      • putLiteral

        public void putLiteral​(String key,
                       String tokens)
        Put a literal token sequnce. For debugging
        Parameters:
        key - the key
        tokens - the token sequence, eg "true" or "/foo" or "[/Foo/Bar]". No refs, just direct objects.