com.itextpdf.forms.fields.properties

Class SignedAppearanceText

java.lang.Object

com.itextpdf.forms.fields.properties.SignedAppearanceText

public class SignedAppearanceText
extends Object

Class representing the signature text identifying the signer.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SignedAppearanceText() Creates a new SignedAppearanceText instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	generateDescriptionText() Generates the signature description text based on the provided parameters.
String	getLocationLine() Returns the signing location.
String	getReasonLine() Returns the signing reason.
Calendar	getSignDate() Returns the signature date.
String	getSignedBy() Gets the name of the signer from the certificate.
SignedAppearanceText	setLocationLine(String location) Sets the signing location.
SignedAppearanceText	setReasonLine(String reason) Sets the signing reason.
SignedAppearanceText	setSignDate(Calendar signDate) Sets the signature date.
SignedAppearanceText	setSignedBy(String signedBy) Sets the name of the signer from the certificate.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SignedAppearanceText

public SignedAppearanceText()

Creates a new SignedAppearanceText instance.

Method Detail

getReasonLine

public String getReasonLine()

Returns the signing reason.

Returns:

reason for signing.

setReasonLine

public SignedAppearanceText setReasonLine(String reason)

Sets the signing reason.

Note, that this reason won't be passed to the signature dictionary. If none is set, value set by PdfSigner#setReason will be used.

Parameters:

reason - signing reason.

Returns:

this same SignedAppearanceText instance.

getLocationLine

public String getLocationLine()

Returns the signing location.

Returns:

signing location.

setLocationLine

public SignedAppearanceText setLocationLine(String location)

Sets the signing location.

Note, that this location won't be passed to the signature dictionary. If none is set, value set by PdfSigner#setLocation will be used.

Parameters:

location - new signing location

Returns:

this same SignedAppearanceText instance

setSignedBy

public SignedAppearanceText setSignedBy(String signedBy)

Sets the name of the signer from the certificate.

Note, that the signer name will be replaced by the one from the signing certificate during the actual signing.

Parameters:

signedBy - name of the signer

Returns:

this same SignedAppearanceText instance

getSignedBy

public String getSignedBy()

Gets the name of the signer from the certificate.

Returns:

signedBy name of the signer

getSignDate

public Calendar getSignDate()

Returns the signature date.

Returns:

the signature date

setSignDate

public SignedAppearanceText setSignDate(Calendar signDate)

Sets the signature date.

Note, that the signing date will be replaced by the one from the PdfSigner during the signing.

Parameters:

signDate - new signature date

Returns:

this same SignedAppearanceText instance

generateDescriptionText

public String generateDescriptionText()

Generates the signature description text based on the provided parameters.

Returns:

signature description