Documentation – Creating Form Fields

Java: Create TextBox Field

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

Use FormEditorExamples.createTextBoxField(...) to add text fields to a PDF form.

Create text box fields

Bind the source PDF to the FormEditor facade.
Add each text field with FieldType.Text, the field name, default value, page number, and rectangle.
Save the updated document.

public static void createTextBoxField(Path inputFile, Path outputFile) {
    FormEditor editor = new FormEditor();
    try {
        editor.bindPdf(inputFile.toString());
        editor.addField(FieldType.Text, "first_name", "Alexander", 1, 50, 570, 150, 590);
        editor.addField(FieldType.Text, "last_name", "Smith", 1, 235, 570, 330, 590);
        editor.save(outputFile.toString());
    } finally {
        editor.close();
    }
}

Java: Create CheckBox Field

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

Use FormEditorExamples.createCheckBoxField(...) to add a check box field to a PDF form.

Create a check box field

Bind the source PDF to the FormEditor facade.
Add the check box field with FieldType.CheckBox, the field name, caption, page, and rectangle.
Save the updated document.

public static void createCheckBoxField(Path inputFile, Path outputFile) {
    FormEditor editor = new FormEditor();
    try {
        editor.bindPdf(inputFile.toString());
        editor.addField(FieldType.CheckBox, "checkbox1", "Check Box 1", 1, 240, 498, 256, 514);
        editor.save(outputFile.toString());
    } finally {
        editor.close();
    }
}

Java: Create ComboBox Field

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

Use FormEditorExamples.createComboBoxField(...) to create a combo box and add selectable items.

Create a combo box field

Bind the source PDF to the FormEditor facade.
Add the combo box field with its default value and target rectangle.
Add the selectable combo box items.
Save the updated document.

public static void createComboBoxField(Path inputFile, Path outputFile) {
    FormEditor editor = new FormEditor();
    try {
        editor.bindPdf(inputFile.toString());
        editor.addField(FieldType.ComboBox, "combobox1", "Australia", 1, 230, 498, 350, 514);
        editor.addListItem("combobox1", new String[] {"Australia", "Australia"});
        editor.addListItem("combobox1", new String[] {"New Zealand", "New Zealand"});
        editor.save(outputFile.toString());
    } finally {
        editor.close();
    }
}

Java: Create ListBox Field

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

Use FormEditorExamples.createListBoxField(...) to create a list box with predefined items.

Create a list box field

Bind the source PDF to the FormEditor facade.
Define the available list items with setItems(...).
Add the list box field with its default value and rectangle.
Save the updated document.

public static void createListBoxField(Path inputFile, Path outputFile) {
    FormEditor editor = new FormEditor();
    try {
        editor.bindPdf(inputFile.toString());
        editor.setItems(new String[] {"Australia", "New Zealand", "Malaysia"});
        editor.addField(FieldType.ListBox, "listbox1", "Australia", 1, 230, 398, 350, 514);
        editor.save(outputFile.toString());
    } finally {
        editor.close();
    }
}

Java: Create RadioButton Field

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

Use FormEditorExamples.createRadioButtonField(...) to create a radio button field with predefined options.

Create a radio button field

Bind the source PDF to the FormEditor facade.
Configure the radio button gap, orientation, and item size.
Define the radio button items.
Add the radio button field with its default selection and rectangle.
Save the updated document.

public static void createRadioButtonField(Path inputFile, Path outputFile) {
    FormEditor editor = new FormEditor();
    try {
        editor.bindPdf(inputFile.toString());
        editor.setRadioGap(4);
        editor.setRadioHoriz(false);
        editor.setRadioButtonItemSize(20);
        editor.setItems(new String[] {"Australia", "New Zealand", "Malaysia"});
        editor.addField(FieldType.Radio, "radiobutton1", "Malaysia", 1, 240, 498, 256, 514);
        editor.save(outputFile.toString());
    } finally {
        editor.close();
    }
}

Java: Create Submit Button

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

Use FormEditorExamples.createSubmitButton(...) to create a button that submits form data.

Create a submit button

Bind the source PDF to the FormEditor facade.
Call addSubmitBtn(...) with the button name, page, label, target URL, and rectangle.
Save the updated document.

public static void createSubmitButton(Path inputFile, Path outputFile) {
    FormEditor editor = new FormEditor();
    try {
        editor.bindPdf(inputFile.toString());
        editor.addSubmitBtn("submitbutton", 1, "Submit", "http://localhost/testing/show", 100, 450, 150, 475);
        editor.save(outputFile.toString());
    } finally {
        editor.close();
    }
}