com.lowagie.text.pdf
Class FdfReader

java.lang.Object
  com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader
      com.lowagie.text.pdf.FdfReader

All Implemented Interfaces:

PdfViewerPreferences

public class FdfReader
extends PdfReader

Reads an FDF form and makes the fields available

Author:

Paulo Soares (psoares@consiste.pt)

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader

PdfReader.PageRefs

Field Summary

(package private) PdfName	encoding
(package private) java.util.HashMap	fields
(package private) java.lang.String	fileSpec

Fields inherited from class com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader

acroForm, acroFormParsed, catalog, certificate, certificateKey, certificateKeyProvider, consolidateNamedDestinations, decrypt, encrypted, endobj, endstream, eofPos, freeXref, lastXref, newXrefType, objStmMark, objStmToOffset, pageInhCandidates, pageRefs, password, pdfVersion, pValue, rebuilt, rootPages, rValue, sharedStreams, strings, tampered, tokens, trailer, xref

Constructor Summary

FdfReader(byte[] pdfIn)
Reads an FDF form.

FdfReader(java.io.InputStream is)
Reads an FDF form.

FdfReader(java.lang.String filename)
Reads an FDF form.

FdfReader(java.net.URL url)
Reads an FDF form.

Method Summary

PdfDictionary	getField(java.lang.String name) Gets the field dictionary.
java.util.HashMap	getFields() Gets all the fields.
java.lang.String	getFieldValue(java.lang.String name) Gets the field value or null if the field does not exist or has no value defined.
java.lang.String	getFileSpec() Gets the PDF file specification contained in the FDF.
protected void	kidNode(PdfDictionary merged, java.lang.String name)
protected void	readFields()
protected void	readPdf()

Methods inherited from class com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader

addPdfObject, addViewerPreference, ASCII85Decode, ASCIIHexDecode, close, computeUserPassword, consolidateNamedDestinations, createFakeFontSubsets, decodePredictor, dumpPerc, duplicatePdfDictionary, duplicatePdfObject, eliminateSharedStreams, equalsn, existsName, FlateDecode, FlateDecode, getAcroFields, getAcroForm, getBoxSize, getCatalog, getCertificationLevel, getCropBox, getCryptoMode, getCryptoRef, getDecrypt, getEofPos, getFileLength, getFontName, getInfo, getJavaScript, getJavaScript, getLastXref, getLinks, getMetadata, getNamedDestination, getNamedDestination, getNamedDestinationFromNames, getNamedDestinationFromNames, getNamedDestinationFromStrings, getNormalizedRectangle, getNumberOfPages, getPageContent, getPageContent, getPageN, getPageNRelease, getPageOrigRef, getPageRotation, getPageRotation, getPageSize, getPageSize, getPageSizeWithRotation, getPageSizeWithRotation, getPdfObject, getPdfObject, getPdfObject, getPdfObjectRelease, getPdfObjectRelease, getPdfObjectRelease, getPdfReaderInstance, getPdfVersion, getPermissions, getSafeFile, getSimpleViewerPreferences, getStreamBytes, getStreamBytes, getStreamBytesRaw, getStreamBytesRaw, getSubsetPrefix, getTrailer, getXrefSize, is128Key, isAppendable, isEncrypted, isHybridXref, isMetadataEncrypted, isNewXrefType, isOpenedWithFullPermissions, isRebuilt, isTampered, killIndirect, killXref, LZWDecode, readArray, readDictionary, readDocObj, readDocObjPartial, readObjStm, readOneObjStm, readPages, readPdfPartial, readPRObject, readSingleObject, readXref, readXrefSection, readXRefStream, rebuildXref, releaseLastXrefPartial, releaseLastXrefPartial, releasePage, removeAnnotations, removeFields, removeUnusedNode, removeUnusedObjects, removeUsageRights, resetLastXrefPartial, resetReleasePage, selectPages, selectPages, setAppendable, setPageContent, setPageContent, setTampered, setViewerPreferences, setViewerPreferences, shuffleSubsetNames

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

fields

java.util.HashMap fields

fileSpec

java.lang.String fileSpec

encoding

PdfName encoding

Constructor Detail

FdfReader

public FdfReader(java.lang.String filename)
          throws java.io.IOException

Reads an FDF form.

Parameters:

filename - the file name of the form

Throws:

java.io.IOException - on error

FdfReader

public FdfReader(byte[] pdfIn)
          throws java.io.IOException

Reads an FDF form.

Parameters:

pdfIn - the byte array with the form

Throws:

java.io.IOException - on error

FdfReader

public FdfReader(java.net.URL url)
          throws java.io.IOException

Reads an FDF form.

Parameters:

url - the URL of the document

Throws:

java.io.IOException - on error

FdfReader

public FdfReader(java.io.InputStream is)
          throws java.io.IOException

Reads an FDF form.

Parameters:

is - the InputStream containing the document. The stream is read to the end but is not closed

Throws:

java.io.IOException - on error

Method Detail

readPdf

protected void readPdf()
                throws java.io.IOException

Overrides:

readPdf in class PdfReader

Throws:

java.io.IOException

kidNode

protected void kidNode(PdfDictionary merged,
                       java.lang.String name)

readFields

protected void readFields()

getFields

public java.util.HashMap getFields()

Gets all the fields. The map is keyed by the fully qualified field name and the value is a merged PdfDictionary with the field content.

Returns:

all the fields

getField

public PdfDictionary getField(java.lang.String name)

Gets the field dictionary.

Parameters:

name - the fully qualified field name

Returns:

the field dictionary

getFieldValue

public java.lang.String getFieldValue(java.lang.String name)

Gets the field value or null if the field does not exist or has no value defined.

Parameters:

name - the fully qualified field name

Returns:

the field value or null

getFileSpec

public java.lang.String getFileSpec()

Gets the PDF file specification contained in the FDF.

Returns:

the PDF file specification contained in the FDF