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Change the content of a button


changebutton

JAVA

JAVA
/*
    This file is part of the iText (R) project.
    Copyright (c) 1998-2023 Apryse Group NV
    Authors: Apryse Software.

    For more information, please contact iText Software at this address:
    sales@itextpdf.com
 */
package com.itextpdf.samples.sandbox.acroforms;

import com.itextpdf.forms.PdfAcroForm;
import com.itextpdf.forms.fields.PdfFormCreator;
import com.itextpdf.forms.fields.PdfFormField;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfDocument;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfWriter;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfArray;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfNumber;

import java.io.File;

public class ChangeButton {
    public static final String DEST = "./target/sandbox/acroforms/change_button.pdf";

    public static final String SRC = "./src/main/resources/pdfs/hello_button.pdf";

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        File file = new File(DEST);
        file.getParentFile().mkdirs();

        new ChangeButton().manipulatePdf(DEST);
    }

    protected void manipulatePdf(String dest) throws Exception {
        PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader(SRC), new PdfWriter(dest));
        PdfAcroForm form = PdfFormCreator.getAcroForm(pdfDoc, true);
        PdfFormField button = form.copyField("Test");
        PdfArray rect = button.getWidgets().get(0).getRectangle();

        // Increase value of the right coordinate (index 2 corresponds with right coordinate)
        rect.set(2, new PdfNumber(rect.getAsNumber(2).floatValue() + 172));

        button.setValue("Print Amended");
        form.replaceField("Test", button);

        pdfDoc.close();
    }
}

C#

C#
using System;
using System.IO;
using iText.Forms;
using iText.Forms.Fields;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf;

namespace iText.Samples.Sandbox.Acroforms
{
    public class ChangeButton
    {
        public static readonly String DEST = "results/sandbox/acroforms/change_button.pdf";

        public static readonly String SRC = "../../../resources/pdfs/hello_button.pdf";

        public static void Main(String[] args)
        {
            FileInfo file = new FileInfo(DEST);
            file.Directory.Create();

            new ChangeButton().ManipulatePdf(DEST);
        }
        
        protected void ManipulatePdf(String dest)
        {
            PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader(SRC), new PdfWriter(dest));
            PdfAcroForm form = PdfFormCreator.GetAcroForm(pdfDoc, true);
            PdfFormField button = form.CopyField("Test");
            PdfArray rect = button.GetWidgets()[0].GetRectangle();

            // Increase value of the right coordinate (index 2 corresponds with right coordinate)
            rect.Set(2, new PdfNumber(rect.GetAsNumber(2).FloatValue() + 172));

            button.SetValue("Print Amended");
            form.ReplaceField("Test", button);

            pdfDoc.Close();
        }
    }
}


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