PdfTextFormField Class
Represents a text field on a PDF form.
Namespace: DevExpress.Pdf
Assembly: DevExpress.Pdf.v24.2.Core.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Pdf.Core
#Declaration
public class PdfTextFormField :
PdfInteractiveFormField
#Remarks
A text field allows the user to enter text, such as name, address, or phone number.
The code sample below retrieves text form field by name and changes its properties:
using (PdfDocumentProcessor pdfDocumentProcessor = new PdfDocumentProcessor())
{
pdfDocumentProcessor.LoadDocument("FormDemo.pdf");
ChangeFormFields(pdfDocumentProcessor);
pdfDocumentProcessor.SaveDocument("FormDemo.pdf");
Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo("FormDemo.pdf")
{ UseShellExecute = true });
}
private static void ChangeFormFields(PdfDocumentProcessor pdfDocumentProcessor)
{
PdfInteractiveForm acroForm = pdfDocumentProcessor.Document.AcroForm;
//Change text field properties:
PdfTextFormField addressFormField = (PdfTextFormField)acroForm.GetFormField("Address");
addressFormField.Multiline = false;
addressFormField.InputType = PdfTextFieldInputType.PlainText;
}