Lucian Hancu wrote:
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> can you confirm that's in the chapter 8 of the new book (second 
> edition)? or chapter 16?
> i'm about to buy it, but need a more precise answer first

Chapter 8 in the second edition. XFA isn't discussed in the first 
edition. See http://itextpdf.com/examples/index.php?page=example&id=164 
for an example:

public void readFieldnames(String src, String dest) throws IOException {
     PrintStream out = new PrintStream(new FileOutputStream(dest));
     PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
     AcroFields form = reader.getAcroFields();
     XfaForm xfa = form.getXfa();
     out.println(xfa.isXfaPresent() ? "XFA form" : "AcroForm");
     Set<String> fields = form.getFields().keySet();
     for (String key : fields) {
         out.println(key);
     }
     out.flush();
     out.close();
}

The txt file "dest" created in this snippet based on the PDF file "src" 
can return:

AcroForm
[fields ...]

In this case, you have an AcroForm, except if the list of fields is 
empty, then you have an ordinary PDF without a form.

It can return:

XFA form
[fields ...]

If the list of fields is empty, you (propably) have a dynamic XFA from 
(or a static XFA form with AcroForm counterpart). If a list of fields is 
returned, you have a static XFA form with an AcroForm counterpart.

iText can fill an AcroForm, a static XFA form, and flatten it if 
necessary. iText can fill an XFA form, but can't flatten it.
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