form_fields/form_checkbox
Create form fields of type "checkbox".
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/*
* Form checkbox:
* Create four form fields of type "checkbox".
*
* Define four checkboxes for choosing some extras for the paper plane to order.
*
* Required software: PDFlib/PDFlib+PDI/PPS 10
* Required data: none
*/
package com.pdflib.cookbook.pdflib.form_fields;
import com.pdflib.pdflib;
import com.pdflib.PDFlibException;
public class form_checkbox
{
public static void main (String argv[])
{
/* This is where the data files are. Adjust as necessary */
String searchpath = "../input";
String outfile = "form_checkbox.pdf";
String title = "Form Checkbox";
pdflib p = null;
int exitcode = 0;
String optlist;
int font;
double width=15, height=15, llx = 50, lly = 600;
try {
p = new pdflib();
/* This means we must check return values of load_font() etc. */
p.set_option("errorpolicy=return");
p.set_option("searchpath={" + searchpath + "}");
if (p.begin_document(outfile, "") == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
p.set_info("Creator", "PDFlib Cookbook");
p.set_info("Title", title);
font = p.load_font("NotoSerif-Regular", "winansi",
"simplefont nosubsetting");
if (font == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
/* Start page */
p.begin_page_ext(0, 0, " width=a4.width height=a4.height");
p.setfont(font, 12);
/* Output a title text for the checkboxes */
p.fit_textline("Choose paper plane extras:", llx, lly, "");
lly-=40;
/* Create several form fields of type "checkbox" which appear as
* blue crosses (buttonstyle=cross fillcolor={rgb 0.25 0 0.95})
* on a light blue background (backgroundcolor={rgb 0.95 0.95 1})
* with a black border (bordercolor={gray 0}).
* Provide a tooltip.
* Activate the first checkbox (currentvalue={On}).
*/
optlist = "buttonstyle=cross bordercolor={gray 0} " +
"backgroundcolor={rgb 0.95 0.95 1} fillcolor={rgb 0.25 0 0.95}";
p.create_field(llx, lly, llx + width, lly + height, "paper", "checkbox",
optlist + " currentvalue={On}");
/* Output the checkbox label */
p.fit_textline("Glossy paper", llx + 30, lly, "boxsize={0 " + height +
"} position={left center}");
lly-=30;
p.create_field(llx, lly, llx + width, lly + height, "color", "checkbox",
optlist);
p.fit_textline("Rainbow colors", llx + 30, lly, "boxsize={0 " + height +
"} position={left center}");
lly-=30;
p.create_field(llx, lly, llx + width, lly + height, "perforation",
"checkbox", optlist);
p.fit_textline("Perforation", llx + 30, lly, "boxsize={0 " + height +
"} position={left center}");
lly-=30;
p.create_field(llx, lly, llx + width, lly + height, "stability",
"checkbox", optlist);
p.fit_textline("High stability", llx + 30, lly, "boxsize={0 " + height +
"} position={left center}");
p.end_page_ext("");
p.end_document("");
} catch (PDFlibException e) {
System.err.println("PDFlib exception occurred:");
System.err.println("[" + e.get_errnum() + "] " + e.get_apiname()
+ ": " + e.get_errmsg());
exitcode = 1;
} catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println(e);
exitcode = 1;
} finally {
if (p != null) {
p.delete();
}
System.exit(exitcode);
}
}
}