com.lowagie.text.pdf
Class XfdfReader

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.lowagie.text.pdf.XfdfReader
All Implemented Interfaces:
SimpleXMLDocHandler

public class XfdfReader
extends java.lang.Object
implements SimpleXMLDocHandler

Reads a XFDF.

Author:
Leonard Rosenthol (leonardr@pdfsages.com)

Field Summary
protected  java.util.HashMap listFields
          Storage for field values if there's more than one value for a field.
 
Constructor Summary
XfdfReader(byte[] xfdfIn)
          Reads an XFDF form.
XfdfReader(java.lang.String filename)
          Reads an XFDF form.
 
Method Summary
 void endDocument()
          Called after the document is parsed.
 void endElement(java.lang.String tag)
          Called when an end tag is found.
 java.lang.String getField(java.lang.String name)
          Gets the field value.
 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.
 java.util.List getListValues(java.lang.String name)
          Gets the field values for a list or null if the field does not exist or has no value defined.
 void startDocument()
          Called when the document starts to be parsed.
 void startElement(java.lang.String tag, java.util.HashMap h)
          Called when a start tag is found.
 void text(java.lang.String str)
          Called when a text element is found.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

listFields

protected java.util.HashMap listFields
Storage for field values if there's more than one value for a field.

Since:
2.1.4
Constructor Detail

XfdfReader

public XfdfReader(java.lang.String filename)
           throws java.io.IOException
Reads an XFDF form.

Parameters:
filename - the file name of the form
Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error

XfdfReader

public XfdfReader(byte[] xfdfIn)
           throws java.io.IOException
Reads an XFDF form.

Parameters:
xfdfIn - the byte array with the form
Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error
Method Detail

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 java.lang.String getField(java.lang.String name)
Gets the field value.

Parameters:
name - the fully qualified field name
Returns:
the field's value

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

getListValues

public java.util.List getListValues(java.lang.String name)
Gets the field values for a list or null if the field does not exist or has no value defined.

Parameters:
name - the fully qualified field name
Returns:
the field values or null
Since:
2.1.4

getFileSpec

public java.lang.String getFileSpec()
Gets the PDF file specification contained in the FDF.

Returns:
the PDF file specification contained in the FDF

startElement

public void startElement(java.lang.String tag,
                         java.util.HashMap h)
Called when a start tag is found.

Specified by:
startElement in interface SimpleXMLDocHandler
Parameters:
tag - the tag name
h - the tag's attributes

endElement

public void endElement(java.lang.String tag)
Called when an end tag is found.

Specified by:
endElement in interface SimpleXMLDocHandler
Parameters:
tag - the tag name

startDocument

public void startDocument()
Called when the document starts to be parsed.

Specified by:
startDocument in interface SimpleXMLDocHandler

endDocument

public void endDocument()
Called after the document is parsed.

Specified by:
endDocument in interface SimpleXMLDocHandler

text

public void text(java.lang.String str)
Called when a text element is found.

Specified by:
text in interface SimpleXMLDocHandler
Parameters:
str - the text element, probably a fragment.


iText 2.1.7