> can i ignore the creators string assignments by
> simply checking if the checkbox is *checked* so i can assign
> my own values like "true" and "false"?
The "on" value may change at the whim of the PDF creator, but the "off" value
does not. So work with that:
value = acroFields.getField(key)/*.toString()*/;// getField() returns a String,
toString() is redundant, redundant and redundant.
if (acroFields.getFieldType(key) == AcroFields.FIELD_TYPE_CHECKBOX) {
// I'm reasonably confident that case sensitivity here is okay.
value = ("Off".equals(value) ? "false" : "true");
}
fieldsHashMapStrings.put(key, value);
This code ignores a null "value" (which becomes "true", almost certainly not
what you want), but I think you get the idea.
--Mark Storer
Senior Software Engineer
Cardiff.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 5:53 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [iText-questions] how to find if a checkbox is
> checked (NOT get thevalue)
>
>
>
> hi,
>
> i get pdf-forms from an external source and have to transform
> the forms to a xml format (fieldname -> value) which up to
> now was no problem.
> but the crators of the pdf-forms do an inconsistent job with
> assigning string values to pdf- checkboxes...
> often getAppearanceStates is [0] -> "Ja", [1] -> "Off" but
> sometimes its [0] -> "", [1] -> "Off" so every type of
> questionaire pdf would have to be checked for irregulatitys
> on all checkbox states before converting into xml.... :/
> question is: can i ignore the creators string assignments by
> simply checking if the checkbox is *checked* so i can assign
> my own values like "true" and "false"?
>
> # little code to see if a field is a checkbox and # the
> creators assigned values for checked and undchecked
>
> public boolean ParsePDF() {
> fieldsHashMapStrings = new HashMap();
> AcroFields acroFields = pdfReader.getAcroFields();
> HashMap<String, Item> fieldsHashMap = acroFields.getFields();
> for (Iterator i = fieldsHashMap.keySet().iterator();
> i.hasNext();) {
> String key = i.next().toString();
> String value = "";
> if (acroFields.getField(key) != null) {
> if (acroFields.getFieldType(key) ==
> AcroFields.FIELD_TYPE_CHECKBOX) {
> System.out.println(key + " is checkbox");
> String[] appearanceStates =
> acroFields.getAppearanceStates(key);
> for (int j = 0; j <
> appearanceStates.length; j++) {
> String string = appearanceStates[j];
> System.out.println(j+"->"+string);
> }
> } else {
> value = acroFields.getField(key).toString();
> }
> }
> fieldsHashMapStrings.put(key, value);
> }
> return true;
> }
>
> # sample output
>
> ...
> GefB_ang is checkbox
> 0->Ja
> 1->Off
> AnfProfil_Z_nein is checkbox
> 0->Ja
> 1->Off
> Sibe_intern is checkbox
> 0-> ############ HERE the ARGH!
> 1->Off
> PSA_nein is checkbox
> 0->Ja
> 1->Off
> ....
>
>
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