Hello,
I am new to iText and I have the problem that I want to convert xml files to
pdf. I have seen that there is a possibility to do this. However the problem
is that my xml describes forms. So I wanted to add acro forms to the pdf.
I have read in the mail archive that STOKES Mark NGPS7 has got the same
problem and bruno wrote that there is no support to genarte forms directly
form xml.
First Question:
Since this mail is half a year old I want to ask if there has something
changed since that time.
Second Question:
If I have to write my own handler, where is the best way to start?
I have got this simple xml:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<formTag>
<setTag>
<textField/>
</setTag>
</formTag>
and i want to convert it to pdf.
I have written this tagmap:
<tagmap>
<tag name="itext" alias="formTag"/>
<tag name="paragraph" alias="setTag" />
</tagmap>
Now I want the PDF - File!!!!! ;-)
Is it possible to use the existing parser and simply add the text - field
functionality or do I have to start from scratch?
If I simply write this, I get a class cast Exception:
public class MWSHandler extends SAXmyHandler {
protected PdfWriter writer;
public MWSHandler(DocListener document, HashMap map, PdfWriter
writer) {
super (document,map);
this.writer = writer;
}
public void endElement(String uri, String lname, String name) {
System.out.println("name:: " + name);
if (name.equals("textField")){
System.out.println("Handling TextField");
String fieldName = "Text";
System.out.println("Generating Field");
PdfFormField field =
PdfFormField.createTextField(writer,false,false,30);
field.setFieldName(fieldName);
field.setValueAsString(fieldName);
field.setBorderStyle(new PdfBorderDictionary
(2,PdfBorderDictionary.STYLE_SOLID));
System.out.println("adding field to stack");
stack.push(field);
}
else{
super.endElement(uri, lname, name);
}
}
}
Since I have not completely understood the iText mechanism I am quite sure
that this code is nonsens.
Perhaps you have a link where I can find more information about the parser
and/or forms? As far as i have seen, the elements which are added to the
document are stored in a stack, but when are they added?
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