Adding fields to an existing form
Example to answer Click How can I add a new AcroForm field to a PDF?
addfield
##GITHUB:https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/acroforms/AddField.java##
##GITHUB:https://github.com/itext/i7ns-samples/blob/develop/itext/itext.samples/itext/samples/sandbox/acroforms/AddField.cs##
addfieldandkids
##GITHUB:https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/stamper/AddFieldAndKids.java##
C#
using System;
using System.IO;
using iText.Forms;
using iText.Forms.Fields;
using iText.Kernel.Geom;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
namespace iText.Samples.Sandbox.Stamper
{
public class AddFieldAndKids {
public static readonly String DEST = "results/sandbox/stamper/add_field_and_kids.pdf";
public static readonly String SRC = "../../../resources/pdfs/hello.pdf";
public static void Main(String[] args)
{
FileInfo file = new FileInfo(DEST);
file.Directory.Create();
new AddFieldAndKids().ManipulatePdf(DEST);
}
protected void ManipulatePdf(String dest)
{
PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader(SRC), new PdfWriter(dest));
PdfFormField personal = new NonTerminalFormFieldBuilder(pdfDoc, "personal")
.CreateNonTerminalFormField();
PdfTextFormField name = new TextFormFieldBuilder(pdfDoc, "name")
.SetWidgetRectangle(new Rectangle(36, 760, 108, 30)).CreateText();
name.SetValue("");
personal.AddKid(name);
PdfTextFormField password = new TextFormFieldBuilder(pdfDoc, "password")
.SetWidgetRectangle(new Rectangle(150, 760, 300, 30)).CreateText();
password.SetValue("");
personal.AddKid(password);
PdfFormCreator.GetAcroForm(pdfDoc, true).AddField(personal, pdfDoc.GetFirstPage());
pdfDoc.Close();
}
}
}