[PDFBOX-1419] PDField.setValue is not behave correctly

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 1.7.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.0
• Component/s: AcroForm, Writing
• Environment: JavaEE 1.6 project developed under Window system, will deploy to Unix Weblogic server
• Assignee: Maruan Sahyoun
• Reporter: Joe Lee
• Created: 04/Oct/12 15:17
• Updated: 11/Mar/15 07:07
• Resolved: 11/Mar/15 07:07

Description

Use a template PDF file to write value into different fields (type of PDTextbox, PDCheckbox, PDChoiceField). The PDTextbox displays either very large font or not show anything. If click into the field, it displays correctly. Click outside the field, it reverts back to the wrong display. The same logic of code works well with iText library. The code similar to:

PDFTemplate = PDDocument.load("myTemplate.pdf");
PDDocumentCatalog docCatalog = PDFTemplate.getDocumentCatalog();
PDAcroForm acroForm = docCatalog.getAcroForm();
:
try

{ PDField pdField = acroForm.getField(field); if (pdField != null) pdField.setValue(value); }

catch(...){}
:

Issue Links

• depends upon: PDFBOX-2333 Overhaul the appearance generation for PDF forms