Chris Newhouse created PDFBOX-5297: -------------------------------------- Summary: class org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSName cannot be cast to class org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSString Key: PDFBOX-5297 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PDFBOX-5297 Project: PDFBox Issue Type: Bug Components: AcroForm Affects Versions: 2.0.24 Reporter: Chris Newhouse
A customer provided us with a PDF that contains an AcroForm and has some of the data filled in. There are various ways to trigger the error, but here's a stacktrace: {code:java} class org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSName cannot be cast to class org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSString (org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSName and org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSString are in unnamed module of loader 'app') at org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDVariableText.getDefaultAppearanceString(PDVariableText.java:91) at org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.AppearanceGeneratorHelper.<init>(AppearanceGeneratorHelper.java:114) at org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDTextField.constructAppearances(PDTextField.java:263) at org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDAcroForm.refreshAppearances(PDAcroForm.java:331) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566){code} The PDF contains sensitive user information, so I cannot post it here publicly, but I'd be willing to submit it to a private upload area. When I use an editor to remove/change the sensitive data, the problem goes away or sprouts up as a different error (related to fonts). Here is a little bit of metadata I can provide right now: {code:java} { "Author": "SE:W:CAR:MP", "CreationDate": "D:20211012165530Z00'00'", "Creator": "Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES 9.0", "Keywords": "Fillable", "ModDate": "D:20211012165530Z00'00'", "Producer": "macOS Version 10.15.7 (Build 19H1417) Quartz PDFContext", "Subject": "Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification", "Title": "Form W-9 (Rev. October 2018)" }{code} -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.3.4#803005) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@pdfbox.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@pdfbox.apache.org