Class PdfLoadedForm

Represents Loaded form of the PDF document.

Inheritance

System.Object

PdfForm

PdfLoadedForm

Inherited Members

PdfForm.SetDefaultAppearance(Boolean)

PdfForm.ComplexScript

PdfForm.IsDefaultEncoding

PdfForm.Flatten

PdfForm.FieldAutoNaming

PdfForm.DisableAutoFormat

Namespace: Syncfusion.Pdf.Parsing

Assembly: Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable.dll

Syntax

public class PdfLoadedForm : PdfForm, IPdfWrapper

Examples

//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;
//load the form field
PdfLoadedField field = form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedField;
field.Export = true;
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Load the existing form
Dim form As PdfLoadedForm = doc.Form
'load the form field
Dim field As PdfLoadedField = TryCast(form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedField)
field.Export = True
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

Properties

EnableXfaFormFill

Enabling this property will fill both the AcroForm and XFA fields, and disabling this property will fill only AcroForm fields.

//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm loadedForm = doc.Form;         
//Set EnableXfaForm  
loadedForm.EnableXfaFormFill = true;
PdfLoadedTextBoxField loadedTextBoxFieldDate = loadedForm.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedTextBoxField;
loadedTextBoxFieldDate.Text = "PDF";
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Load the existing form
Dim form As PdfLoadedForm = doc.Form
'Set the form as read only
form.EnableXfaFormFill = True
Dim ldField As PdfLoadedTextBoxField = TryCast(doc.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedTextBoxField)
ldField.Text = "PDF"
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

Declaration

public bool EnableXfaFormFill { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean

ExportEmptyFields

Gets or sets the ExportEmptyFields property, enabling this will export the empty acroform fields.

//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument("input.pdf");
// Load an existing form
PdfLoadedForm loadedForm = loadedDocument.Form;
//Export empty fields
loadedForm.ExportEmptyFields = true;
//Export the existing PDF document to XML file
loadedForm.ExportData("Output.xml", DataFormat.Xml, @"AcroForm1");
//Close the document          
loadedDocument.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim loadedDocument As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("input.pdf")
'Load the existing form
 Dim loadedForm As PdfLoadedForm = loadedDocument.Form
'Export empty fields
loadedForm.ExportEmptyFields = True
'Export the existing PDF document to XML file
loadedForm.ExportData("Output.xml", DataFormat.Xml, "AcroForm1")       
loadedDocument.Close(True)

Declaration

public bool ExportEmptyFields { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Fields

Gets the field collection.[Read-Only]

Declaration

public PdfLoadedFormFieldCollection Fields { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
PdfLoadedFormFieldCollection

Examples

//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;
//load the form field
PdfLoadedField field = form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedField;
field.Export = true;
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Load the existing form
Dim form As PdfLoadedForm = doc.Form
'load the form field
Dim field As PdfLoadedField = TryCast(form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedField)
field.Export = True
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

See Also

PdfLoadedDocument

PdfLoadedForm

ReadOnly

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the form is read only.

Declaration

public override bool ReadOnly { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if the field is read-only, false otherwise. Default is false.

Overrides

PdfForm.ReadOnly

Examples

//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;         
//Set the form as read only
form.ReadOnly = true;
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Load the existing form
Dim form As PdfLoadedForm = doc.Form
'Set the form as read only
form.ReadOnly = True
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

See Also

PdfLoadedDocument

PdfLoadedForm

Methods

ExportData(Stream, DataFormat, String)

Export the form data to a stream with the specific DataFormat and form name.

Declaration

public void ExportData(Stream stream, DataFormat dataFormat, string formName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream
DataFormat	dataFormat	The format of exported data
System.String	formName	The name of the PDF file the data is exported from

Examples

 // Loads an existing document
 PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
form.ExportData(stream, DataFormat.Xml, "SourceForm.pdf");
doc.Close(true);

' Loads an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Load the existing form
Dim form As PdfLoadedForm = doc.Form
Dim stream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream()
form.ExportData(stream, DataFormat.Xml, "SourceForm.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

HighlightFields(Boolean)

Sets or resets the form field highlight option.

Declaration

public void HighlightFields(bool highlight)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Boolean	highlight

Examples

//Load an existing document.
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;
form.HighlightFields(true);
doc.Save("output.pdf");
doc.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Load the existing form
Dim form As PdfLoadedForm = doc.Form    
form.HighlightFields(True)
doc.Save("output.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

ImportDataFDF(Byte[])

Import form data from FDF file.

Declaration

public void ImportDataFDF(byte[] array)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	array	Array data of the fdf file.

Examples

//Load an existing document.
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;
// Load the FDF file
byte[] array = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("ImportFDF.fdf");
// Import the FDF stream
form.ImportDataFDF(array);
doc.Save("Import.pdf");
doc.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Load the existing form
Dim form As PdfLoadedForm = doc.Form
' Load the FDF file
Dim array As byte[] = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("ImportFDF.fdf")
' Import the FDF stream
form.ImportDataFDF(array)
doc.Save("Import.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

ImportDataFDF(Stream)

Import form data from FDF file.

Declaration

public void ImportDataFDF(Stream stream)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream	The FDF file stream

Examples

//Load an existing document.
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;
// Load the FDF file
FileStream stream = new FileStream("ImportFDF.fdf", FileMode.Open);
// Import the FDF stream
form.ImportDataFDF(stream);
doc.Save("Import.pdf");
doc.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Load the existing form
Dim form As PdfLoadedForm = doc.Form
' Load the FDF file
Dim stream As FileStream = New FileStream("ImportFDF.fdf", FileMode.Open)
' Import the FDF stream
form.ImportDataFDF(stream)
doc.Save("Import.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

ImportDataFDF(Stream, Boolean)

Import form data from FDF file.

Declaration

public PdfLoadedFieldImportError[] ImportDataFDF(Stream stream, bool continueImportOnError)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream	The FDF file stream
System.Boolean	continueImportOnError	False if the import should stop on the first field that generates an error, or true if the import should ignore the error and continue with the next field.

Returns

Type	Description
PdfLoadedFieldImportError[]	Error messages wile importing.

Examples

//Load an existing document.
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;
// Load the FDF file
FileStream stream = new FileStream("ImportFDF.fdf", FileMode.Open);
// Import the FDF stream
form.ImportDataFDF(stream,true);
doc.Save("Import.pdf");
doc.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Load the existing form
Dim form As PdfLoadedForm = doc.Form
' Load the FDF file
Dim stream As FileStream = New FileStream("ImportFDF.fdf", FileMode.Open)
' Import the FDF stream
form.ImportDataFDF(stream,True)
doc.Save("Import.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

ImportDataJson(Byte[])

Import form data from Json file.

Declaration

public void ImportDataJson(byte[] array)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	array	Array data of Json file

Examples

//Load an existing document.
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;
 byte[] array = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(ImportJSON.json);
// Import the JSON file
form.ImportDataJson(array);
doc.Save("Import.pdf");
doc.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Load the existing form
Dim form As PdfLoadedForm = doc.Form
Dim array as byte[]=System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(ImportJSON.json)
' Import the JSON file
form.ImportDataJson(array)
doc.Save("Import.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

ImportDataJson(Stream)

Import form data from Json file.

Declaration

public void ImportDataJson(Stream stream)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream	The Json file stream

Examples

//Load an existing document.
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;
// Load the Json file 
FileStream stream = new FileStream("ImportJSON.json", FileMode.Open);
// Import the JSON file stream
form.ImportDataJson(stream);
doc.Save("Import.pdf");
doc.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Load the existing form
Dim form As PdfLoadedForm = doc.Form
// Load the Json file 
Dim stream As FileStream= new FileStream("ImportJSON.json", FileMode.Open)
' Import the JSON file stream
form.ImportDataJson(stream)
doc.Save("Import.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

ImportDataXFDF(Byte[])

Declaration

public void ImportDataXFDF(byte[] array)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	array

ImportDataXFDF(Stream)

Declaration

public void ImportDataXFDF(Stream stream)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream

ImportDataXML(Byte[])

Declaration

public void ImportDataXML(byte[] array)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	array

ImportDataXML(Stream)

Declaration

public void ImportDataXML(Stream stream)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream

ImportDataXML(Stream, Boolean)

Declaration

public PdfLoadedFieldImportError[] ImportDataXML(Stream stream, bool continueImportOnError)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream
System.Boolean	continueImportOnError

Returns

Type	Description
PdfLoadedFieldImportError[]

OnlyHexInString(String)

Called when [hex in string].

Declaration

public bool OnlyHexInString(string test)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	test	The test string.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Examples

//Load an existing document.
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;
bool isHex = form.OnlyHexInString("123456");
doc.Save("output.pdf");
doc.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Load the existing form
Dim form As PdfLoadedForm = doc.Form    
Dim isHex As Boolean = form.OnlyHexInString("123456")
doc.Save("output.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

See Also

PdfForm

PdfLoadedDocument