Package com.tom_roush.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form

Class PDChoice

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    COSObjectable
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    PDComboBox, PDListBox
    public abstract class PDChoice
extends PDVariableText
    A choice field contains several text items, one or more of which shall be selected as the field value.

    • Method Detail

      • getOptions

        public List<String> getOptions()
        This will get the option values "Opt".

        For a choice field the options array can either be an array of text strings or an array of a two-element arrays.
        The method always only returns either the text strings or, in case of two-element arrays, an array of the first element of the two-element arrays

        Use getOptionsExportValues() and getOptionsDisplayValues() to get the entries of two-element arrays.

        Returns:
        List containing the export values.

      • setOptions

        public void setOptions​(List<String> displayValues)
        This will set the display values - the 'Opt' key.

        The Opt array specifies the list of options in the choice field either as an array of text strings representing the display value or as an array of a two-element array where the first element is the export value and the second the display value.

        To set both the export and the display value use setOptions(List, List)

        Parameters:
        displayValues - List containing all possible options.

      • setOptions

        public void setOptions​(List<String> exportValues,
                       List<String> displayValues)
        This will set the display and export values - the 'Opt' key.

        This will set both, the export value and the display value of the choice field. If either one of the parameters is null or an empty list is supplied the options will be removed.

        An IllegalArgumentException will be thrown if the number of items in the list differ.

        Parameters:
        exportValues - List containing all possible export values.
        displayValues - List containing all possible display values.
        See Also:
        setOptions(List)

      • getOptionsDisplayValues

        public List<String> getOptionsDisplayValues()
        This will get the display values from the options.

        For options with an array of text strings the display value and export value are the same.
        For options with an array of two-element arrays the display value is the second entry in the two-element array.

        Returns:
        List containing all the display values.

      • getOptionsExportValues

        public List<String> getOptionsExportValues()
        This will get the export values from the options.

        For options with an array of text strings the display value and export value are the same.
        For options with an array of two-element arrays the export value is the first entry in the two-element array.

        Returns:
        List containing all export values.

      • getSelectedOptionsIndex

        public List<Integer> getSelectedOptionsIndex()
        This will get the indices of the selected options - the 'I' key.

        This is only needed if a choice field allows multiple selections and two different items have the same export value or more than one values is selected.

        The indices are zero-based

        Returns:
        List containing the indices of all selected options.

      • setSelectedOptionsIndex

        public void setSelectedOptionsIndex​(List<Integer> values)
        This will set the indices of the selected options - the 'I' key.

        This method is preferred over setValue(List) for choice fields which

        • do support multiple selections
        • have export values with the same value

        Setting the index will set the value too.

        Parameters:
        values - List containing the indices of all selected options.

      • isSort

        public boolean isSort()
        Determines if Sort is set.

        If set, the field's option items shall be sorted alphabetically. The sorting has to be done when writing the PDF. PDF Readers are supposed to display the options in the order in which they occur in the Opt array.

        Returns:
        true if the options are sorted.

      • setSort

        public void setSort​(boolean sort)
        Set the Sort bit.
        Parameters:
        sort - The value for Sort.
        See Also:
        isSort()

      • isMultiSelect

        public boolean isMultiSelect()
        Determines if MultiSelect is set.
        Returns:
        true if multi select is allowed.

      • setMultiSelect

        public void setMultiSelect​(boolean multiSelect)
        Set the MultiSelect bit.
        Parameters:
        multiSelect - The value for MultiSelect.

      • isDoNotSpellCheck

        public boolean isDoNotSpellCheck()
        Determines if DoNotSpellCheck is set.
        Returns:
        true if spell checker is disabled.

      • setDoNotSpellCheck

        public void setDoNotSpellCheck​(boolean doNotSpellCheck)
        Set the DoNotSpellCheck bit.
        Parameters:
        doNotSpellCheck - The value for DoNotSpellCheck.

      • isCommitOnSelChange

        public boolean isCommitOnSelChange()
        Determines if CommitOnSelChange is set.
        Returns:
        true if value shall be committed as soon as a selection is made.

      • setCommitOnSelChange

        public void setCommitOnSelChange​(boolean commitOnSelChange)
        Set the CommitOnSelChange bit.
        Parameters:
        commitOnSelChange - The value for CommitOnSelChange.

      • isCombo

        public boolean isCombo()
        Determines if Combo is set.
        Returns:
        true if value the choice is a combo box..

      • setCombo

        public void setCombo​(boolean combo)
        Set the Combo bit.
        Parameters:
        combo - The value for Combo.

      • setValue

        public void setValue​(String value)
              throws IOException
        Sets the selected value of this field.
        Parameters:
        value - The name of the selected item.
        Throws:
        IOException - if the value could not be set

      • setDefaultValue

        public void setDefaultValue​(String value)
                     throws IOException
        Sets the default value of this field.
        Parameters:
        value - The name of the selected item.
        Throws:
        IOException - if the value could not be set

      • setValue

        public void setValue​(List<String> values)
              throws IOException
        Sets the entry "V" to the given values. Requires isMultiSelect() to be true.
        Parameters:
        values - the list of values
        Throws:
        IOException - if the appearance couldn't be generated.

      • getValue

        public List<String> getValue()
        Returns the selected values, or an empty List. This list always contains a single item unless isMultiSelect() is true.
        Returns:
        A non-null string.

      • getDefaultValue

        public List<String> getDefaultValue()
        Returns the default values, or an empty List. This list always contains a single item unless isMultiSelect() is true.
        Returns:
        A non-null string.

      • getValueAsString

        public String getValueAsString()
        Description copied from class: PDField
        Returns a string representation of the "V" entry, or an empty string.
        Specified by:
        getValueAsString in class PDField
        Returns:
        A non-null string.