You must get the data by reading the right keys in that dictionary. The
right keys are described in the pdf reference in the chapter interactive
features.
Best Regards,
Paulo Soares
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Wu [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 1:44
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [iText-questions] how to get font, size, coordinates of
> AcroFields
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to use iText to retrieve information such as font, font size,
> coordinates of fields in a PDF form. Here's what I did.
>
> // _stamper is an instance of PdfStamper.
> AcroFields formFields = _stamper.getAcroFields();
> HashMap fieldHash = formFields.getFields();
>
> jp.ujihara.java.util.Collection fields = fieldHash.values();
> jp.ujihara.java.util.Iterator fieldIterator = fields.iterator();
> while (fieldIterator.hasNext())
> {
> AcroFields.Item field = (AcroFields.Item) fieldIterator.next();
> //what should I do now?
> }
>
> I used AcroFields.getFields() to get a HashMap of fields in a form. Then I
> used HashMap.values() to get a Collection of the fields. Then I iterate
> through the Collection. In each iteration, I first got a AcroFields.Item
> that represents a field. But then I don't know how to get the information
> (font, font size, coordinates) I want about the field.
>
> I guess I have to use AcroFields.Item to get dictionaries of a field and
> lookup the dictionaries by proper PdfName. Am I correct? Does anybody know
> how to do that? What PdfName should I use?
>
> Thanks,
> Gary Wu
>
>
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