form_fields/form_synchronized_fields
Create multiple form fields of type 'textfield' with synchronized values
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<?php
/*
* Synchronized fields
* Create multiple form fields of type "textfield" with synchronized values
*
* 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 synchronized fields";
$width=150; $height=20; $llx1 = 100; $lly = 600; $llx2=$llx1+200;
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());
$p->begin_page_ext(0, 0, " width=a4.width height=a4.height");
$p->fit_textline("The fields below contain synchronized values:", $llx1, $lly, "fontsize=14 font=" . $font);
/* ------------- Synchronized textfields ------------- */
/* Create field group as container of synchronized fields. */
$p->create_fieldgroup("name", "fieldtype=textfield currentvalue={John Doe} fontsize=14 font=" . $font);
$lly -= 2*$height;
$optlist = "backgroundcolor={gray 0.9} bordercolor={gray 0.7}";
$p->create_field($llx1, $lly, $llx1 + $width, $lly + $height, "name.1", "textfield", $optlist);
$p->create_field($llx2, $lly, $llx2 + $width, $lly + $height, "name.2", "textfield", $optlist);
/* ------------- Synchronized checkboxes ------------- */
/* Create field group as container of synchronized fields. */
$p->create_fieldgroup("paper", "fieldtype=checkbox currentvalue=On buttonstyle=cross fontsize=14");
$lly -= 2*$height;
$optlist = "backgroundcolor={gray 0.9} bordercolor={gray 0.7}";
$p->create_field($llx1, $lly, $llx1 + $height, $lly + $height, "paper.1", "checkbox", $optlist);
$p->create_field($llx2, $lly, $llx2 + $height, $lly + $height, "paper.2", "checkbox", $optlist);
/* ------------- Synchronized comboboxes ------------- */
/* Create field group as container of synchronized fields. */
$p->create_fieldgroup("size", "fieldtype=combobox fontsize=14 font=" . $font . " itemnamelist={0 1 2 3 4} currentvalue=XXL itemtextlist={S M L XL XXL} editable");
$lly -= 2*$height;
$optlist = "backgroundcolor={gray 0.9} bordercolor={gray 0.7}";
$p->create_field($llx1, $lly, $llx1 + $width, $lly + $height, "size.1", "combobox", $optlist);
$p->create_field($llx2, $lly, $llx2 + $width, $lly + $height, "size.2", "combobox", $optlist);
/* ------------- Synchronized listboxes ------------- */
/* Create field group as container of synchronized fields. */
$p->create_fieldgroup("plane", "fieldtype=listbox fontsize=14 font=" . $font .
" itemtextlist={{Long Distance Glider} {Giant Wing} {Cone Head Rocket} {Super Dart}}" .
" currentvalue=2");
$lly -= 6*$height;
$optlist = "backgroundcolor={gray 0.9} bordercolor={gray 0.7}";
$p->create_field($llx1, $lly, $llx1 + $width, $lly + 4*$height, "plane.1", "listbox", $optlist);
$p->create_field($llx2, $lly, $llx2 + $width, $lly + 4*$height, "plane.2", "listbox", $optlist);
/* ------------- Synchronized pushbuttons ------------- */
/* Create field group as container of synchronized fields. */
$p->create_fieldgroup("press", "fieldtype=pushbutton fontsize=14 font=" . $font . " caption={click me}");
$lly -= 2*$height;
$optlist = "backgroundcolor={gray 0.9} bordercolor={gray 0.7}";
$p->create_field($llx1, $lly, $llx1 + $width/2, $lly + $height, "press.1", "pushbutton", $optlist);
$p->create_field($llx2, $lly, $llx2 + $width/2, $lly + $height, "press.2", "pushbutton", $optlist);
$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_synchronized_fields.pdf");
print $buf;
}
catch (PDFlibException $e) {
echo("PDFlib exception occurred in form_synchronized_fields sample:\n" .
"[" . $e->get_errnum() . "] " . $e->get_apiname() . ": " .
$e->get_errmsg() . "\n");
exit(1);
}
catch (Throwable $e) {
echo($e);
exit(1);
}
$p = 0;
?>