org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form
Class PDCheckbox

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDField
      org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDChoiceButton
          org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDCheckbox

All Implemented Interfaces:

COSObjectable

public class PDCheckbox
extends PDChoiceButton

A class for handling the PDF field as a checkbox.

Version:

$Revision: 1.11 $

Author:

Ben Litchfield, sug

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDField

FLAG_NO_EXPORT, FLAG_READ_ONLY, FLAG_REQUIRED

Constructor Summary

PDCheckbox(PDAcroForm theAcroForm, COSDictionary field)

Method Summary

void	check() Checks the radiobutton.
String	getOffValue() This will get the value of the radio button.
String	getOnValue() This will get the value of the radio button.
String	getValue() getValue gets the fields value to as a string.
boolean	isChecked() This will tell if this radio button is currently checked or not.
void	setValue(String newValue) setValue sets the fields value to a given string.
void	unCheck() Unchecks the radiobutton.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDChoiceButton

getOptions, setOptions

Methods inherited from class org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDField

findFieldType, findKid, getAcroForm, getActions, getAlternateFieldName, getCOSObject, getDictionary, getFieldFlags, getFieldType, getFullyQualifiedName, getKids, getParent, getPartialName, getWidget, importFDF, isNoExport, isReadonly, isRequired, setAcroForm, setActions, setAlternateFieldName, setFieldFlags, setKids, setNoExport, setParent, setPartialName, setReadonly, setRequired, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PDCheckbox

public PDCheckbox(PDAcroForm theAcroForm,
                  COSDictionary field)

Parameters:

theAcroForm - The acroForm for this field.

field - The checkbox field dictionary

See Also:

PDField.PDField(PDAcroForm,COSDictionary)

Method Detail

isChecked

public boolean isChecked()

This will tell if this radio button is currently checked or not.

Returns:

true If the radio button is checked.

check

public void check()

Checks the radiobutton.

unCheck

public void unCheck()

Unchecks the radiobutton.

setValue

public void setValue(String newValue)

setValue sets the fields value to a given string.

Specified by:

setValue in class PDField

Parameters:

newValue - the string value

getOffValue

public String getOffValue()

This will get the value of the radio button.

Returns:

The value of the radio button.

getOnValue

public String getOnValue()

This will get the value of the radio button.

Returns:

The value of the radio button.

getValue

public String getValue()
                throws IOException

getValue gets the fields value to as a string.

Specified by:

getValue in class PDField

Returns:

The string value of this field.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error getting the value.