Documentation – Adding Scripts and Submit Actions

Java: Set Field Script

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Set a field script

Bind the source PDF to the FormEditor facade.
Add an initial JavaScript action to the field.
Replace it with the updated script text.
Save the updated document.

public static void setFieldScript(Path inputFile, Path outputFile) {
    FormEditor editor = new FormEditor();
    try {
        editor.bindPdf(inputFile.toString());
        editor.addFieldScript("Script_Demo_Button", "app.alert('Script 1 has been executed');");
        editor.setFieldScript("Script_Demo_Button", "app.alert('Script 2 has been executed');");
        editor.save(outputFile.toString());
    } finally {
        editor.close();
    }
}

Java: Set Submit URL

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Set a submit URL

Bind the source PDF to the FormEditor facade.
Call setSubmitUrl(...) for the button field.
Apply the submit flag for the submission format.
Save the updated document.

public static void setSubmitUrl(Path inputFile, Path outputFile) {
    FormEditor editor = new FormEditor();
    try {
        editor.bindPdf(inputFile.toString());
        editor.setSubmitUrl("Script_Demo_Button", "http://www.example.com/submit");
        editor.setSubmitFlag("Script_Demo_Button", SubmitFormFlag.Xfdf);
        editor.save(outputFile.toString());
    } finally {
        editor.close();
    }
}

Java: Set Submit Flag

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The Java FormEditorExamples.setSubmitUrl(...) method includes:

Configure a submit flag

Bind the source PDF to the FormEditor facade.
Set the submit URL for the button field.
Set the submit flag for the required format.
Save the updated document.

editor.setSubmitUrl("Script_Demo_Button", "http://www.example.com/submit");
editor.setSubmitFlag("Script_Demo_Button", SubmitFormFlag.Xfdf);

Use that combined example as the source-backed Java workflow for configuring a submit flag in this repository.

Java: Remove Field Action

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Remove a field action

Bind the source PDF to the FormEditor facade.
Call removeFieldAction(...) for the target field.
Save the updated document.

public static void removeFieldAction(Path inputFile, Path outputFile) {
    FormEditor editor = new FormEditor();
    try {
        editor.bindPdf(inputFile.toString());
        editor.removeFieldAction("Script_Demo_Button");
        editor.save(outputFile.toString());
    } finally {
        editor.close();
    }
}