Class PDFieldFactory

java.lang.Object
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDFieldFactory

public class PDFieldFactory extends Object
This is the Factory for creating and returning the correct field elements.
Version:
$Revision: 1.8 $
Author:
sug
  • Method Details

    • createField

      public static PDField createField(PDAcroForm acroForm, COSDictionary field) throws IOException
      This method creates a COSField subclass from the given field. The field is a PDF Dictionary object that must represent a field element. - othewise null is returned
      Parameters:
      acroForm - The form that the field will be part of.
      field - The dictionary representing a field element
      Returns:
      a subclass to COSField according to the kind of field passed to createField
      Throws:
      IOException - If there is an error determining the field type.