You can NOT mix Designer-based forms with the AcroFields() methods -
since Designer forms MAY NOT have any fields...
Leonard
On Feb 29, 2008, at 12:30 PM, VanderMolen, David wrote:
> That is true, but if generated pdf is an end product, that may be
> adequate. The point I am trying to make is that if the pdf was
> created with Designer, setListOption causes a nullpointer if you
> use the field name instead of the field key, which is somewhat
> confusing if you are also using setField. For posterity:
>
> AcroFields fields=stamper.getAcroFields();
>
> boolean bSuccess=fields.setField("state", "MI"); //Works for
> Designer-generated PDF's only
>
> bSuccess=fields.setListOption("state", new String[]
> {"IN","MI","OH"},new String[]{"Indiana","Ohio","Michigan"}); //
> Causes error for Designer-produced PDF's, just fails for others
> (becuase state is not the Item key)
>
> bSuccess=fields.setListOption("app[0].page1Form[0].state[0]", new
> String[]{"IN","MI","OH"},new String[]
> {"Indiana","Michigan","Ohio"}); //works for all, values will show
> in Reader but not Designer
>
> Thank you,
> Dave
>
>
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> Paulo
> Soares
> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 11:20 AM
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>
>
> It looks like it works but it doesn't. It changes the acroform but not
> the xfa and if you return to Designer the changes will be gone.
>
> Paulo
>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Behalf Of VanderMolen, David
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>>
>> I used Designer, and the setListOption works if passed the
>> Field key, but not the field name. Methods like setField use
>> the xfa.findFieldName and so work with the name, not just the key.
>>
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>> Soares
>> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 10:16 AM
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>>
>>
>> iText only supports setField() with PDFs created with Designer.
>>
>> Paulo
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>>> Behalf Of VanderMolen, David
>>> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 3:07 PM
>>> To: itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net
>>> Subject: [iText-questions] Nullpointer in setListOption()
>>>
>>> I am using a pdf created with Adobe Designer 7.0...
>>>
>>> When calling setListOption with a shortened (non-key) field
>>> name, the method fails with a nullpointer exception on the
>>> Item. Is there a reason that the fieldName parameter that
>>> works for setField doesn't work here?
>>>
>>> public boolean setListOption(String fieldName, String[]
>>> exportValues, String[] displayValues) {
>>> if (exportValues == null && displayValues == null)
>>> return false;
>>> if (exportValues != null && displayValues != null &&
>>> exportValues.length != displayValues.length)
>>> throw new IllegalArgumentException("The export
>>> and the display array must have the same size.");
>>> int ftype = getFieldType(fieldName);
>>> if (ftype != FIELD_TYPE_COMBO && ftype != FIELD_TYPE_LIST)
>>> return false;
>>> Item fd = (Item)fields.get(fieldName);
>>> //--nullpointer here for valid field name, expects the
>>> .whatever[0]. pathing
>>>
>>> public boolean setListOption(String fieldName, String[]
>>> exportValues, String[] displayValues) {
>>> if (exportValues == null && displayValues == null)
>>> return false;
>>> if (exportValues != null && displayValues != null &&
>>> exportValues.length != displayValues.length)
>>> throw new IllegalArgumentException("The export
>>> and the display array must have the same size.");
>>> int ftype = getFieldType(fieldName);
>>> if (ftype != FIELD_TYPE_COMBO && ftype != FIELD_TYPE_LIST)
>>> return false;
>>>
>>> //(stole this code from setField method, which works)
>>> if (xfa.isXfaPresent()) {
>>> fieldName = xfa.findFieldName(fieldName, this);
>>> if (fieldName == null)
>>> return false;
>>> String shortName =
>>> XfaForm.Xml2Som.getShortName(fieldName);
>>> }
>>> Item fd = (Item)fields.get(fieldName); //--sets
>>> values correctly
>
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