It wasn't important until I tried that code with more than one PDF :-/. I'll
have to check both that bit you mentioned in addition to the R field to get
the info I need.
Thanks
Bruno Lowagie (iText) wrote:
>
> seedy wrote:
>> I want to find the rotation angle of a pre-existing TextField on the pdf.
>> So
>> if I have an AcroField.Item like so:
>>
>> Dim af as text.pdf.AcroFields = stamper.AcroFields
>> Dim afi as text.pdf.AcroFields.Item = af.GetFieldItem('fieldName')
>>
>> What steps are next to get the rotation value for 'afi'?
>
> afi.GetMerged(0); (or item.Merged(0); I don't know the exact syntax
> in iTextSharp). The result is a dictionary.
>
> "In this dictionary, there's a key /F, F stands for Flags:
> a set of flags specifying various characteristics of the
> annotation (see 12.5.3, "Annotation Flags"). Default value: 0."
>
> The value is a number (used as a bitset). The fifth bit is
> the NoRotate bit: "if set, do not rotate the annotation's
> appearance to match the rotation of the page. The upper-left corner
> of the annotation rectangle shall remain in a fixed location on the
> page, regardless of the page rotation. See further discussion following
> this Table."
>
> (The parts between double quotes are quoted form ISO-32000-1.)
> br,
> Bruno
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