September 2013

Programmatically extract form field data from PDF files

by Conor | September 18, 2013
As well as enabling you to generate form fields and fill form fields, Foxit Quick PDF Library makes it easy to extract form field data or information about form fields from PDF files. In the sample code below we demonstrate how to iterate through each page in a PDF to extract information about all of […]
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Appearance streams for PDF form fields

by Conor | September 17, 2013
A form field must have an appearance stream associated with it in the PDF in order for the form field to be visible when the PDF is viewed or printed. Appearance streams control the appearance of widget annotations and allow them to be presented in visually different ways to reflect user interactions. When creating form […]
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Create PDF form fields programmatically

by Conor | September 17, 2013
Creating PDF forms programmatically is easy with Foxit Quick PDF Library. In the sample code below we show you how to create text, checkbox and radio button form fields. A list of all form field functions available in our PDF SDK can be found in our form field function reference. PDF form fields need appearance […]
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