Class PdfLoadedForm

Represents Loaded form of the PDF document.

Inheritance

System.Object

PdfForm

PdfLoadedForm

Inherited Members

PdfForm.ComplexScript

PdfForm.DisableAutoFormat

PdfForm.FieldAutoNaming

PdfForm.Flatten

PdfForm.IsDefaultEncoding

PdfForm.SetDefaultAppearance(Boolean)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ToString()

Namespace: Syncfusion.Pdf.Parsing

Assembly: Syncfusion.Pdf.Base.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
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
System.Boolean

Fields

Gets the field collection.[Read-Only]

Declaration

public PdfLoadedFormFieldCollection Fields { get; }

Property Value

Type
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)

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)

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

Remarks

The formName is only applicable when exporting data in FDF and XFDF formats.

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.XFdf, "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.XFdf, "SourceForm.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

ExportData(Stream, ExportFormSettings)

Export the form data to a stream with specified ExportFormSettings.

Declaration

public void ExportData(Stream stream, ExportFormSettings settings)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream
ExportFormSettings	settings

Examples

// Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument("../../Data/ChineseValue.pdf");
// Load an existing form
PdfLoadedForm loadedForm = loadedDocument.Form;
//Create new instance for export form settings.
ExportFormSettings settings = new ExportFormSettings();
//Gets or sets the data format to export form fields. 
settings.DataFormat = DataFormat.Fdf;
//Gets or sets the value that indicates the form name of the PDF form is export.
settings.FormName   = "formname";
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
//Export the form data to a stream with specified ExportFormSettings.
loadedForm.ExportData(stream, settings);
//Save the PDF document
loadedDocument.Save("ChineseValue.pdf");
//close the document
loadedDocument.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim loadedDocument As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("../../Data/ChineseValue.pdf")
'Load an existing form
Dim loadedForm As PdfLoadedForm = loadedDocument.Form
'Create new instance for export form settings.
Dim settings As ExportFormSettings = New ExportFormSettings()
'Gets or sets the data format to export form fields. 
settings.DataFormat = DataFormat.Fdf
'Gets or sets the value that indicates the form name of the PDF form is export.
settings.FormName   = "formname"
'Export the existing PDF document to FDF file
Dim stream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream()
'Export the form data to a stream with specified ExportFormSettings.
loadedForm.ExportData(stream, settings)
'Save the PDF document
loadedDocument.Save("ChineseValue.pdf")
'close the document
loadedDocument.Close(True)

ExportData(String, DataFormat, String)

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

Declaration

public void ExportData(string filePath, DataFormat dataFormat, string formName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filePath	Name of the document which is need to export.
DataFormat	dataFormat	The format of exported data.
System.String	formName	The name of the PDF file the data is exported from.

Remarks

This method is supported in .NET 8.0 and later. It requires the application to run in an environment with file system access. For restricted environments use the ExportData(Stream, DataFormat, String) method instead.

Examples

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

ExportData(String, ExportFormSettings)

Export the form data to a file with specified ExportFormSettings.

Declaration

public void ExportData(string filePath, ExportFormSettings settings)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filePath
ExportFormSettings	settings

Remarks

Examples

// Loads an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument("../../Data/ChineseValue.pdf");
// Load an existing form
PdfLoadedForm loadedForm = loadedDocument.Form;
//Create new instance for export form settings.
ExportFormSettings settings = new ExportFormSettings();
//Gets or sets the data format to export form fields. 
settings.DataFormat = DataFormat.Fdf;
//Gets or sets the value that indicates the form name of the PDF form is export.
settings.FormName   = "formname";
//Export the form data to a file with specified ExportFormSettings.
loadedForm.ExportData("ChineseValue.Fdf", settings);
//Save the PDF document
loadedDocument.Save("ChineseValue.pdf");
//close the document
loadedDocument.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim loadedDocument As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("../../Data/ChineseValue.pdf")
'Load an existing form
Dim loadedForm As PdfLoadedForm = loadedDocument.Form
'Create new instance for export form settings.
Dim settings As ExportFormSettings = New ExportFormSettings()
'Gets or sets the data format to export form fields. 
settings.DataFormat = DataFormat.Fdf
'Gets or sets the value that indicates the form name of the PDF form is export.
settings.FormName   = "formname"
'Export the form data to a file with specified ExportFormSettings.
loadedForm.ExportData("ChineseValue.Fdf", settings)
'Save the PDF document
loadedDocument.Save("ChineseValue.pdf")
'close the document
loadedDocument.Close(True)

FlattenFields()

PDF provides support to flatten a form field by removing the existing form field and replacing it with graphical objects that would resemble the form field and cannot be edited.

Flatten the form fields.

Declaration

public void FlattenFields()

Examples

// Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument("../../Data/input.pdf");
// Load an existing form
PdfLoadedForm loadedForm = loadedDocument.Form;
// Flatten the form fields.
loadedForm.FlattenFields();
//Save the PDF document
loadedDocument.Save("output.pdf");
//close the document
loadedDocument.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim loadedDocument As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("../../Data/input.pdf")
'Load an existing form
Dim loadedForm As PdfLoadedForm = loadedDocument.Form
'Flatten the form fields.
loadedForm.FlattenFields()
'Save the PDF document
loadedDocument.Save("output.pdf")
'close the document
loadedDocument.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)

ImportData(Byte[], DataFormat)

Imports the form data from the file with the specific DataFormat.

Declaration

public void ImportData(byte[] array, DataFormat dataFormat)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	array	Array data of the file.
DataFormat	dataFormat	The data format.

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("ImportData.xml");
    form.ImportData(array,DataFormat.Xml);
    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("ImportData.xml")
	 form.ImportData(array,DataFormat.Xml)
	 doc.Save("Import.pdf")
	 doc.Close(True)

ImportData(Byte[], DataFormat, Boolean)

Imports the form data from the file with the specific DataFormat.

Declaration

public PdfLoadedFieldImportError[] ImportData(byte[] array, DataFormat dataFormat, bool errorFlag)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	array	Array data of the file.
DataFormat	dataFormat	The data format.
System.Boolean	errorFlag	if it is error flag, set to `true`.

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; 
    byte[] array = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("ImportData.xml");
    form.ImportData("ImportData.xml",DataFormat.Xml, false);
    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("ImportData.xml")
	 form.ImportData(array,DataFormat.Xml, False)
	 doc.Save("Import.pdf")
	 doc.Close(True)

ImportData(Stream, ImportFormSettings)

Imports the form data from the stream with the specified ImportFormSettings.

Declaration

public void ImportData(Stream stream, ImportFormSettings settings)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream
ImportFormSettings	settings

Examples

// Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument document = new PdfLoadedDocument("Input.pdf");
// Load an existing form
loadedForm = document.Form;
//Create new instance for import form settings.
ImportFormSettings settings = new ImportFormSettings();
// Gets or sets the data format to import form fields. 
settings.DataFormat = DataFormat.Fdf;
//Gets or sets the value that indicates the form name of the PDF form is import.
settings.FormName = "../../FDF_output.pdf";
FileStream stream = new FileStream("ImportFDF.fdf", FileMode.Open);
//Imports the form data from the stream with the specified ImportFormSettings.
loadedForm.ImportData(stream, settings);
//Save the PDF document
document.Save("WF_60299_Fdf.pdf");
//close the document
document.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim document As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("Input.pdf")
'Load an existing form
loadedForm = document.Form
'Create new instance for import form settings.
Dim settings As ImportFormSettings = New ImportFormSettings()
'Gets or sets the data format to import form fields. 
settings.DataFormat = DataFormat.Fdf
'Gets or sets the value that indicates the form name of the PDF form is import.
settings.FormName = "../../FDF_output.pdf"
Dim stream As FileStream = New FileStream("ImportFDF.fdf", FileMode.Open)
'Imports the form data from the stream with the specified ImportFormSettings. 
loadedForm.ImportData(stream, settings)
//Save the PDF document
document.Save("WF_60299_Fdf.pdf")
//close the document
document.Close(True)

ImportData(String, DataFormat)

Imports the form data from the file with the specific DataFormat.

Declaration

public void ImportData(string filePath, DataFormat dataFormat)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filePath	Name of the file.
DataFormat	dataFormat	The data format.

Examples

    //Load an existing document
    PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
    // Load the existing form
    PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;            
    form.ImportData("ImportData.xml",DataFormat.Xml);
    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
	 form.ImportData("ImportData.xml",DataFormat.Xml)
	 doc.Save("Import.pdf")
	 doc.Close(True)

ImportData(String, DataFormat, Boolean)

Imports the form data from the file with the specific DataFormat.

Declaration

public PdfLoadedFieldImportError[] ImportData(string filePath, DataFormat dataFormat, bool errorFlag)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filePath	Name of the file.
DataFormat	dataFormat	The data format.
System.Boolean	errorFlag	if it is error flag, set to `true`.

Returns

Type	Description
PdfLoadedFieldImportError[]	Error messages wile importing.

Remarks

This method is supported in .NET 8.0 and later. It requires the application to run in an environment with file system access. For restricted environments use the Syncfusion.Pdf.Parsing.PdfLoadedForm.ImportData(System.IO.Stream,Syncfusion.Pdf.Parsing.DataFormat,System.Boolean) method instead.

Examples

    //Load an existing document
    PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
    // Load the existing form
    PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;    
    form.ImportData("ImportData.xml",DataFormat.Xml, false);
    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
	 form.ImportData("ImportData.xml",DataFormat.Xml, False)
	 doc.Save("Import.pdf")
	 doc.Close(True)

ImportData(String, ImportFormSettings)

Imports the form data from the file with the specified ImportFormSettings.

Declaration

public void ImportData(string filePath, ImportFormSettings settings)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filePath
ImportFormSettings	settings

Remarks

This method is supported in .NET 8.0 and later. It requires the application to run in an environment with file system access. For restricted environments use the ImportData(Stream, ImportFormSettings) method instead.

Examples

//Load an existing document
PdfLoadedDocument document = new PdfLoadedDocument("Input.pdf");
//Load an existing form
loadedForm = document.Form;
//Create new instance for import form settings.
ImportFormSettings settings = new ImportFormSettings();
//Gets or sets the data format to import form fields. 
settings.DataFormat = DataFormat.Fdf;
//Gets or sets the value that indicates the form name of the PDF form is import.
settings.FormName = "../../FDF_output.pdf";
//Imports the form data from the file with the specified ImportFormSettings.
loadedForm.ImportData("ImportFDF.fdf", settings);
//Save the PDF document
document.Save("WF_60299_Fdf.pdf");
//close the document
document.Close(true);

'Load an existing document
Dim document As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("Input.pdf")
' Load an existing form
loadedForm = document.Form
Dim settings As ImportFormSettings = New ImportFormSettings()
'Gets or sets the data format to import form fields. 
settings.DataFormat = DataFormat.Fdf
'Gets or sets the value that indicates the form name of the PDF form is import.
settings.FormName = "../../FDF_output.pdf"
'Imports the form data from the file with the specified ImportFormSettings.
loadedForm.ImportData("ImportFDF.fdf", settings)
//Save the PDF document
document.Save("WF_60299_Fdf.pdf")
//close the document
document.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)

ImportDataJson(String)

Import form data from Json file.

Declaration

public void ImportDataJson(string filePath)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filePath	The Json file

Remarks

This method is supported in .NET 8.0 and later. It requires the application to run in an environment with file system access. For restricted environments use the ImportDataJson(Stream) method instead.

Examples

//Load an existing document.
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;
// Import the JSON file
form.ImportDataJson("ImportJSON.json");
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
' Import the JSON file
form.ImportDataJson("ImportJSON.json")
doc.Save("Import.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

ImportDataXFDF(Byte[])

Imports XFDF Data form the specific stream.

Declaration

public void ImportDataXFDF(byte[] array)

Parameters

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

Examples

//Load an existing document.
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;
// Load the XFDF file
byte[] array = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("ImportXFDF.xfdf");
// Import the XFDF stream
form.ImportDataXFDF(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 XFDF file
Dim array As byte[] = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("ImportXFDF.xfdf")
' Import the XFDF stream
form.ImportDataXFDF(array)
doc.Save("Import.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

ImportDataXFDF(Stream)

Imports XFDF Data form the specific stream.

Declaration

public void ImportDataXFDF(Stream stream)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream

Examples

//Load an existing document.
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;
// Load the XFDF file
FileStream stream = new FileStream("ImportXFDF.xfdf", FileMode.Open);
// Import the XFDF stream
form.ImportDataXFDF(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 XFDF file
Dim stream As FileStream = New FileStream("ImportXFDF.xfdf", FileMode.Open)
' Import the XFDF stream
form.ImportDataXFDF(stream)
doc.Save("Import.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

ImportDataXFDF(String)

Imports XFDF Data from the specific file.

Declaration

public void ImportDataXFDF(string filePath)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filePath	The XFDF file path.

Remarks

This method is supported in .NET 8.0 and later. It requires the application to run in an environment with file system access. For restricted environments use the ImportDataXFDF(Stream) method instead.

Examples

//Load an existing document.
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("SourceForm.pdf");
// Load the existing form
PdfLoadedForm form = doc.Form;      
// Import the XFDF file.
form.ImportDataXFDF("ImportXFDF.xfdf");
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
'Import the XFDF file.
form.ImportDataXFDF("ImportXFDF.xfdf")
doc.Save("Import.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

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
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)

Class PdfLoadedForm

Inheritance

Inherited Members

Namespace: Syncfusion.Pdf.Parsing

Assembly: Syncfusion.Pdf.Base.dll

Syntax

Examples

Properties

EnableXfaFormFill

Declaration

Property Value

ExportEmptyFields

Declaration

Property Value

Fields

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

See Also

ReadOnly

Declaration

Property Value

Overrides

Examples

See Also

Methods

ExportData(Stream, DataFormat, String)

Declaration

Parameters

Remarks

Examples

ExportData(Stream, ExportFormSettings)

Declaration

Parameters

Examples

ExportData(String, DataFormat, String)

Declaration

Parameters

Remarks

Examples

ExportData(String, ExportFormSettings)

Declaration

Parameters

Remarks

Examples

FlattenFields()

Declaration

Examples

HighlightFields(Boolean)

Declaration

Parameters

Examples

ImportData(Byte[], DataFormat)

Declaration

Parameters

Examples

ImportData(Byte[], DataFormat, Boolean)

Declaration

Parameters

Returns

Examples

ImportData(Stream, ImportFormSettings)

Declaration

Parameters

Examples

ImportData(String, DataFormat)

Declaration

Parameters

Examples

ImportData(String, DataFormat, Boolean)

Declaration

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

Examples

ImportData(String, ImportFormSettings)

Declaration

Parameters

Remarks

Examples