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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;
  }

#Inheritance

Object
DevExpress.Pdf.Native.PdfDocumentItem
DevExpress.Pdf.Native.PdfObject
PdfInteractiveFormField
PdfTextFormField
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