form_fields/form_checkbox
Create form fields of type "checkbox".
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<?php
/*
* 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
*/
/* This is where the data files are. Adjust as necessary */
$searchpath = dirname(__FILE__,3)."/input";
$outfile = "";
$title = "Form Checkbox";
$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, "") == 0)
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 == 0)
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, "");
$lly-=40;
/* Create several form fields of type "checkbox" which appear as
* blue crosses (buttonstyle=cross fillcolor={rgb 0.25 0 0.95})
* on a light blue background (backgroundcolor={rgb 0.95 0.95 1})
* with a black border (bordercolor={gray 0}).
* Provide a toolti$p->
* 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("");
$buf = $p->get_buffer();
$len = strlen($buf);
header("Content-type: application/pdf");
header("Content-Length: $len");
header("Content-Disposition: inline; filename=form_checkbox.pdf");
print $buf;
} catch (PDFlibException $e) {
echo("PDFlib exception occurred:\n".
"[" . $e->get_errnum() . "] " . $e->get_apiname() .
": " . $e->get_errmsg() . "\n");
exit(1);
} catch (Throwable $e) {
echo("PHP exception occurred: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n");
exit(1);
}
$p = 0;
?>