PdfLoadedTextBoxField Class

Represents the text box field of an existing PDF document.

Inheritance
System.Object
PdfField
PdfLoadedField
PdfLoadedStyledField
PdfLoadedTextBoxField
Inherited Members
System.Object.ToString()
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetHashCode()
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
Namespace: Syncfusion.Pdf.Parsing
Assembly: Syncfusion.Pdf.Base.dll
Syntax
public class PdfLoadedTextBoxField : PdfLoadedStyledField, IPdfWrapper
Examples
//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the text box field
PdfLoadedTextBoxField ldField = doc.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedTextBoxField;
RectangleF newBounds = new RectangleF(100, 100, 50, 50);
ldField.Bounds = newBounds;
ldField.SpellCheck = true;
ldField.Text = "New text of the field.";
ldField.Password = false;
ldField.BorderStyle = PdfBorderStyle.Dashed;
doc.Save("LoadedForm.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Load the text box field
Dim ldField As PdfLoadedTextBoxField = TryCast(doc.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedTextBoxField)
Dim newBounds As RectangleF = New RectangleF(100, 100, 50, 50)
ldField.Bounds = newBounds
ldField.SpellCheck = True
ldField.Text = "New text of the field."
ldField.Password = False
ldField.BorderStyle = PdfBorderStyle.Dashed
doc.Save("LoadedForm.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

Properties

AutoResizeText

Declaration
public bool AutoResizeText { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

BackColor

Get or Set the back color of the field

Declaration
public PdfColor BackColor { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
PdfColor

A PdfColor object specifying the background color of field.
Examples
//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Read the text box field.
PdfLoadedTextBoxField ldField = doc.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedTextBoxField;
ldField.BackColor = new PdfColor(Color.Transparent);
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Read the text box field
Dim ldField As PdfLoadedTextBoxField = TryCast(doc.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedTextBoxField)
ldField.BackColor = New PdfColor(Color.Transparent)
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
See Also

ComplexScript

Gets or sets the complex script language support.

Declaration
public bool ComplexScript { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean
Examples
//Load existing PDF document.
PdfLoadedDocument ldoc = new PdfLoadedDocument("form.pdf");
//Load the existing text box field.
PdfLoadedTextBoxField textField = ldoc.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedTextBoxField;
//Create font.
Font font = new Font("Tahoma", 10f);
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont pdfFont = new PdfTrueTypeFont(font, FontStyle.Regular, 10f, true, true);
//Set font.
textField.Font = pdfFont;
//Enable complex script support.
textField.ComplexScript = true;
ldoc.Form.SetDefaultAppearance(false);
//Save the document.
ldoc.Save("output.pdf");
//Close the document.
ldoc.Close(true);
'Load existing PDF document.
Dim ldoc As New PdfLoadedDocument("form.pdf")
'Load the existing text box field.
Dim textField As PdfLoadedTextBoxField = TryCast(ldoc.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedTextBoxField)
'Create font.
Dim font As New Font("Tahoma", 10F)
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim pdfFont As PdfFont = New PdfTrueTypeFont(font, FontStyle.Regular, 10F, True, True)
'Set font.
textField.Font = pdfFont
'Enable complex script support.
textField.ComplexScript = True
ldoc.Form.SetDefaultAppearance(False)
'Save the document.
ldoc.Save("output.pdf")
'Close the document.
ldoc.Close(True)

DefaultValue

Declaration
public string DefaultValue { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

ForeColor

Gets or Set the fore color of the field.

Declaration
public virtual PdfColor ForeColor { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
PdfColor

A PdfColor object specifying the background color of field.
Examples
//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Read the text box field.
PdfLoadedTextBoxField ldField = doc.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedTextBoxField;
ldField.ForeColor = new PdfColor(Color.Red);
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Read the text box field.
Dim ldField As PdfLoadedTextBoxField = TryCast(doc.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedTextBoxField)
ldField.ForeColor = New PdfColor(Color.Red)
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
See Also

HighlightMode

Get or Set the HighLightMode of the Field.

Declaration
public PdfHighlightMode HighlightMode { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
PdfHighlightMode

A PdfHighlightMode enumeration member specifying the highlight mode in a text box.
Examples
//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the text box field
PdfLoadedTextBoxField ldField = doc.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedTextBoxField;
ldField.HighlightMode = PdfHighlightMode.Push;
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Load the text box field
Dim ldField As PdfLoadedTextBoxField = TryCast(doc.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedTextBoxField)
ldField.HighlightMode = PdfHighlightMode.Push
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
See Also

InsertSpaces

Meaningful only if the MaxLength property is set and the Multiline, Password properties are false. If set, the field is automatically divided into as many equally spaced positions, or combs, as the value of MaxLength, and the text is laid out into those combs.

Declaration
public bool InsertSpaces { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean
Examples
//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Read the text box field
PdfLoadedTextBoxField ldField = doc.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedTextBoxField;
ldField.InsertSpaces = true;
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Read the text box field
Dim ldField As PdfLoadedTextBoxField = TryCast(doc.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedTextBoxField)
ldField.InsertSpaces = True
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
See Also

IsAutoFontSize

Declaration
public bool IsAutoFontSize { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

Items

Gets the collection of text box field items.[Read-Only]

Declaration
public PdfLoadedTextBoxItemCollection Items { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
PdfLoadedTextBoxItemCollection
Examples
//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Read the text box field
PdfLoadedTextBoxField textboxField = doc.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedTextBoxField;
// TextBox Item collection
PdfLoadedTextBoxItemCollection textboxFieldCollection = textboxField.Items;
textboxFieldCollection[0].Location = new PointF(10, 20);
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Read the text box field
Dim textboxField As PdfLoadedTextBoxField = TryCast(doc.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedTextBoxField)
' TextBox Item collection
Dim textboxFieldCollection As PdfLoadedTextBoxItemCollection = textboxField.Items
textboxFieldCollection(0).Location = New PointF(10, 20)
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
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MaxLength

Gets or sets the maximum length of the field, in characters.

Declaration
public int MaxLength { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Int32

A positive integer value specifying the maximum number of characters that can be entered in the text edit field.
Examples
//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Read the text box field
PdfLoadedTextBoxField ldField = doc.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedTextBoxField;
ldField.MaxLength = 10;
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Read the text box field
Dim ldField As PdfLoadedTextBoxField = TryCast(doc.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedTextBoxField)
ldField.MaxLength = 10
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
See Also

Multiline

Gets or sets a value indicating whether this PdfTextBoxField is multiline.

Declaration
public bool Multiline { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

True if the field is multiline, false otherwise. Default is false.
Examples
//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Read the text box field
PdfLoadedTextBoxField ldField = doc.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedTextBoxField;
ldField.Multiline = true;
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Read the text box field
Dim ldField As PdfLoadedTextBoxField = TryCast(doc.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedTextBoxField)
ldField.Multiline = True
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
See Also

Password

Gets or sets a value indicating whether this PdfTextBoxField is password field.

Declaration
public bool Password { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

True if the field is a password field, false otherwise. Default is false.
Examples
//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Read the text box field
PdfLoadedTextBoxField ldField = doc.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedTextBoxField;
ldField.Password = true;
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Read the text box field
Dim ldField As PdfLoadedTextBoxField = TryCast(doc.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedTextBoxField)
ldField.Password = True
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
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Scrollable

Gets or sets a value indicating whether this PdfTextBoxField is scrollable.

Declaration
public bool Scrollable { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

True if the field content can be scrolled, false otherwise. Default is true.
Examples
//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Read the text box field
PdfLoadedTextBoxField ldField = doc.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedTextBoxField;
ldField.Scrollable = true;
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Read the text box field
Dim ldField As PdfLoadedTextBoxField = TryCast(doc.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedTextBoxField)
ldField.Scrollable = True
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
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SpellCheck

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to check spelling.

Declaration
public bool SpellCheck { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

True if the field content should be checked for spelling erorrs, false otherwise. Default is true.
Examples
//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Read the text box field
PdfLoadedTextBoxField ldField = doc.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedTextBoxField;
ldField.SpellCheck = true;
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Read the text box field
Dim ldField As PdfLoadedTextBoxField = TryCast(doc.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedTextBoxField)
ldField.SpellCheck = True
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
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Text

Gets or Set value of the text box field.

Declaration
public string Text { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

A string value representing the value of the item.
Examples
//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Read the text box field
PdfLoadedTextBoxField ldField = doc.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedTextBoxField;
ldField.Text = "New Text";
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Read the text box field
Dim ldField As PdfLoadedTextBoxField = TryCast(doc.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedTextBoxField)
ldField.Text = "New Text"
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
See Also

TextAlignment

Get or Set the text alignment in a text box.

Declaration
public PdfTextAlignment TextAlignment { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
PdfTextAlignment

A PdfTextAlignment enumeration member specifying the text alignment in a text box.
Examples
//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Read the text box field.
PdfLoadedTextBoxField ldField = doc.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedTextBoxField;
ldField.TextAlignment = PdfTextAlignment.Justify;
doc.Save("Form.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Load an existing document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf")
' Read the text box field.
Dim ldField As PdfLoadedTextBoxField = TryCast(doc.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedTextBoxField)
ldField.TextAlignment = PdfTextAlignment.Justify
doc.Save("Form.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
See Also

Methods

Remove(PdfLoadedTexBoxItem)

Declaration
public void Remove(PdfLoadedTexBoxItem item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PdfLoadedTexBoxItem item

RemoveAt(Int32)

Declaration
public void RemoveAt(int index)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int32 index

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