[PDFBOX-3356] Create a field appearance for a new value if NeedApperances is true

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 3.0.0 PDFBox
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0 PDFBox
• Component/s: AcroForm
• Labels: Appearance
• Assignee: Maruan Sahyoun
• Reporter: Maruan Sahyoun
• Created: 20/May/16 08:42
• Updated: 18/Aug/23 05:46
• Resolved: 26/May/16 15:55

Description

When an interactive forms field value is set and NeedAppearances is set to true PDFBox currently doesn't create/update the appearance stream. This shall be changed so new values are always reflected. This is also inline with the upcoming PDF 2 spec which requires appearances to be set and deprecates the NeedAppearances flag.