Documentation – Modifying Form Fields in C++

Cpp: Add List Item in C++

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Use FormEditor for this task. The examples below retain the original C++ code and API Reference steps.

Add list item

Add New Zealand as a choice in the Country field.

Create FormEditor.
Bind the PDF input with Facade::BindPdf().
Add choice items with FormEditor::AddListItem().
Save the resulting PDF with SaveableFacade::Save().

#include <Aspose.PDF.Cpp/Facades/FormEditor.h>
#include <system/array.h>
#include <system/string.h>

namespace  Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor
{
	using namespace System;
	using namespace Aspose::Pdf;
	using namespace Aspose::Pdf::Facades;
	using FormEditor = Aspose::Pdf::Facades::FormEditor;

	void AddListItem(String inputFile, String outputFile)
	{
		auto editor = MakeObject<FormEditor>();

		editor->BindPdf(inputFile);
		editor->AddListItem(u"Country", MakeArray<String>({ u"New Zealand", u"New Zealand" }));
		editor->SaveableFacade::Save(outputFile);
	}
} // namespace Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor

Cpp: Copy Inner Field in C++

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Use FormEditor for this task. The examples below retain the original C++ code and API Reference steps.

Copy inner field

Copy First Name to First Name Copy on page 2 at the specified coordinates.

Create FormEditor.
Bind the PDF input with Facade::BindPdf().
Copy the field within the document with FormEditor::CopyInnerField().
Save the resulting PDF with SaveableFacade::Save().

#include <Aspose.PDF.Cpp/Facades/FormEditor.h>
#include <system/string.h>

namespace Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor
{
using namespace System;
using namespace Aspose::Pdf;
using namespace Aspose::Pdf::Facades;

void CopyInnerField(String inputFile, String outputFile)
{
    auto editor = MakeObject<FormEditor>();

    editor->BindPdf(inputFile);
    editor->CopyInnerField(u"First Name", u"First Name Copy", 2, 200, 600);
    editor->SaveableFacade::Save(outputFile);
}
} // namespace Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor

Cpp: Copy Outer Field in C++

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Use FormEditor for this task. The examples below retain the original C++ code and API Reference steps.

Copy outer field

Create a new one-page destination PDF and copy First Name from the source PDF onto it.

Create FormEditor.
Create or open the Document and prepare its pages as shown.
Bind the PDF input with Facade::BindPdf().
Copy the field from the other PDF with FormEditor::CopyOuterField().
Save the resulting PDF with SaveableFacade::Save().

#include <Aspose.PDF.Cpp/Document.h>
#include <Aspose.PDF.Cpp/Facades/FormEditor.h>
#include <Aspose.PDF.Cpp/Page.h>
#include <Aspose.PDF.Cpp/PageCollection.h>
#include <system/string.h>

namespace Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor
{
using namespace System;
using namespace Aspose::Pdf;
using namespace Aspose::Pdf::Facades;

void CopyOuterField(String inputFile, String outputFile)
{
    auto document = MakeObject<Document>();

    document->get_Pages()->Add();
    document->Save(outputFile);

    auto editor = MakeObject<FormEditor>();

    editor->BindPdf(outputFile);
    editor->CopyOuterField(inputFile, u"First Name", 1, 200, 600);
    editor->SaveableFacade::Save(outputFile);
}
} // namespace Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor

Cpp: Delete List Item in C++

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Use FormEditor for this task. The examples below retain the original C++ code and API Reference steps.

Delete list item

Remove UK from the Country choice field.

Create FormEditor.
Bind the PDF input with Facade::BindPdf().
Delete the selected choice with FormEditor::DelListItem().
Save the resulting PDF with SaveableFacade::Save().

#include <Aspose.PDF.Cpp/Facades/FormEditor.h>
#include <system/string.h>

namespace Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor
{
using namespace System;
using namespace Aspose::Pdf;
using namespace Aspose::Pdf::Facades;

void DeleteListItem(String inputFile, String outputFile)
{
    auto editor = MakeObject<FormEditor>();

    editor->BindPdf(inputFile);
    editor->DelListItem(u"Country", u"UK");
    editor->SaveableFacade::Save(outputFile);
}
} // namespace Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor

Cpp: Move Field in C++

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Use FormEditor for this task. The examples below retain the original C++ code and API Reference steps.

Move field

Move Country to the rectangle (200, 600, 280, 620).

Create FormEditor.
Bind the PDF input with Facade::BindPdf().
Set the field rectangle with FormEditor::MoveField().
Save the resulting PDF with SaveableFacade::Save().

#include <Aspose.PDF.Cpp/Facades/FormEditor.h>
#include <system/string.h>

namespace Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor
{
using namespace System;
using namespace Aspose::Pdf;
using namespace Aspose::Pdf::Facades;

void MoveField(String inputFile, String outputFile)
{
    auto editor = MakeObject<FormEditor>();

    editor->BindPdf(inputFile);
    editor->MoveField(u"Country", 200, 600, 280, 620);
    editor->SaveableFacade::Save(outputFile);
}
} // namespace Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor

Cpp: Remove Field in C++

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Use FormEditor for this task. The examples below retain the original C++ code and API Reference steps.

Remove field

Remove the Country field from the PDF.

Create FormEditor.
Bind the PDF input with Facade::BindPdf().
Remove the field with FormEditor::RemoveField().
Save the resulting PDF with SaveableFacade::Save().

#include <Aspose.PDF.Cpp/Facades/FormEditor.h>
#include <system/string.h>

namespace Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor
{
using namespace System;
using namespace Aspose::Pdf;
using namespace Aspose::Pdf::Facades;

void RemoveField(String inputFile, String outputFile)
{
    auto editor = MakeObject<FormEditor>();

    editor->BindPdf(inputFile);
    editor->RemoveField(u"Country");
    editor->SaveableFacade::Save(outputFile);
}
} // namespace Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor

Cpp: Rename Field in C++

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Use FormEditor for this task. The examples below retain the original C++ code and API Reference steps.

Rename field

Rename City to Town.

Create FormEditor.
Bind the PDF input with Facade::BindPdf().
Rename the field with FormEditor::RenameField().
Save the resulting PDF with SaveableFacade::Save().

#include <Aspose.PDF.Cpp/Facades/FormEditor.h>
#include <system/string.h>

namespace Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor
{
using namespace System;
using namespace Aspose::Pdf;
using namespace Aspose::Pdf::Facades;

void RenameField(String inputFile, String outputFile)
{
    auto editor = MakeObject<FormEditor>();

    editor->BindPdf(inputFile);
    editor->RenameField(u"City", u"Town");
    editor->SaveableFacade::Save(outputFile);
}
} // namespace Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor

Cpp: Single-Line Field to Multi-Line Field in C++

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Use FormEditor for this task. The examples below retain the original C++ code and API Reference steps.

Single to multiple

Convert City from a single-line field to a multiline field.

Create FormEditor.
Bind the PDF input with Facade::BindPdf().
Enable multiline input with FormEditor::Single2Multiple().
Save the resulting PDF with SaveableFacade::Save().

#include <Aspose.PDF.Cpp/Facades/FormEditor.h>
#include <system/string.h>

namespace Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor
{
using namespace System;
using namespace Aspose::Pdf;
using namespace Aspose::Pdf::Facades;

void SingleToMultiple(String inputFile, String outputFile)
{
    auto editor = MakeObject<FormEditor>();

    editor->BindPdf(inputFile);
    editor->Single2Multiple(u"City");
    editor->SaveableFacade::Save(outputFile);
}
} // namespace Facades::Examples::PDF_FormEditor