/*
* $Id$
*
* This code is part of the 'iText Tutorial'.
* You can find the complete tutorial at the following address:
* http://itextdocs.lowagie.com/tutorial/
*
* This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
*
* itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net
*/
package com.lowagie.examples.forms;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import com.lowagie.text.LwgDocument;
import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException;
import com.lowagie.text.LwgRectangle;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfFormField;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.LwgPdfPCell;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPCellEvent;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.LwgPdfPTable;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.TextField;
/**
* General example using TableEvents and CellEvents.
*/
public class SimpleRegistrationForm implements PdfPCellEvent {
/** the writer with the acroform */
private PdfWriter writer;
/** the current fieldname */
private String fieldname = "NoName";
/**
* Construct an implementation of PdfPCellEvent.
*
* @param writer
* the writer with the Acroform that will have to hold the
* fields.
*/
public SimpleRegistrationForm(PdfWriter writer) {
this.writer = writer;
}
/**
* Construct an implementation of PdfPCellEvent.
*
* @param writer
* the writer with the Acroform that will have to hold the
* fields.
* @param fieldname
* the name of the TextField
*
*/
public SimpleRegistrationForm(PdfWriter writer, String fieldname) {
this.writer = writer;
this.fieldname = fieldname;
}
/**
* @see com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPCellEvent#cellLayout(com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPCell,
* com.lowagie.text.LwgRectangle, com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte[])
*/
public void cellLayout(LwgPdfPCell cell, LwgRectangle position,
PdfContentByte[] canvases) {
TextField tf = new TextField(writer, position, fieldname);
tf.setFontSize(12);
try {
PdfFormField field = tf.getTextField();
writer.addAnnotation(field);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (DocumentException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
/**
* Example originally written by Wendy Smoak to generate a Table with
* 'floating boxes'. Adapted by Bruno Lowagie.
*
* @param args
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
// step 1
LwgDocument document = new LwgDocument();
try {
// step 2
PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document,
new FileOutputStream("SimpleRegistrationForm.pdf"));
// step 3
document.open();
// step 4
LwgPdfPTable table = new LwgPdfPTable(2);
LwgPdfPCell cell;
table.getDefaultCell().setPadding(5f);
table.add("Your name:");
cell = new LwgPdfPCell();
cell.setCellEvent(new SimpleRegistrationForm(writer, "name"));
table.add(cell);
table.add("Your home address:");
cell = new LwgPdfPCell();
cell.setCellEvent(new SimpleRegistrationForm(writer, "address"));
table.add(cell);
table.add("Postal code:");
cell = new LwgPdfPCell();
cell
.setCellEvent(new SimpleRegistrationForm(writer,
"postal_code"));
table.add(cell);
table.add("Your email address:");
cell = new LwgPdfPCell();
cell.setCellEvent(new SimpleRegistrationForm(writer, "email"));
table.add(cell);
document.add(table);
} catch (DocumentException de) {
System.err.println(de.getMessage());
} catch (IOException ioe) {
System.err.println(ioe.getMessage());
}
// step 5
document.close();
}
}