SetFormFieldComb Method (GdPicturePDF)
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Sets the Comb flag of a required form field, here a text field, that is specified by its unique form field's identifier and it is related to the currently loaded PDF document. As stated, this flag is only specific to text fields, so this method is explicitely applicable to text form field objects.
If this flag is set, then the text field is automatically divided into as many equally spaced positions, or combs, as the value of maximum length of the field's text defines, and the text is laid out into those combs. This flag is meaningful only if the MaxLen attribute is defined for the text form field and if the Multiline, Password, and FileSelect flags are not set.
Syntax
Parameters
- FieldId
- A unique form field identifier specifying a required form field object. You can obtain this identifier using these methods: GdPicturePDF.AddTextFormField, GdPicturePDF.GetFormFieldId or GdPicturePDF.GetFormFieldChildID.
- Comb
- Set this parameter to true, if you want to enable the Comb flag, otherwise set it to false to disable it.
Return Value
A member of the GdPictureStatus enumeration. If the method has been successfully followed, then the return value is GdPictureStatus.OK.
We strongly recommend always checking this status first.
Example
How to utilize the Comb flag for the newly added text form fields, which represent the different postal codes.
Dim caption As String = "Example: SetFormFieldComb"
Dim gdpicturePDF As GdPicturePDF = New GdPicturePDF()
If (gdpicturePDF.NewPDF() = GdPictureStatus.OK) AndAlso
(gdpicturePDF.NewPage(PdfPageSizes.PdfPageSizeA4) = GdPictureStatus.OK) Then
gdpicturePDF.SetOrigin(PdfOrigin.PdfOriginTopLeft)
gdpicturePDF.SetMeasurementUnit(PdfMeasurementUnit.PdfMeasurementUnitCentimeter)
'Please always select the required page before adding a form field.
If gdpicturePDF.SelectPage(1) = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
Dim fontResName As String = gdpicturePDF.AddStandardFont(PdfStandardFont.PdfStandardFontHelvetica)
If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
If (gdpicturePDF.SetTextSize(20) = GdPictureStatus.OK) AndAlso
(gdpicturePDF.DrawText(fontResName, 1, 2, "GER") = GdPictureStatus.OK) AndAlso
(gdpicturePDF.DrawText(fontResName, 1, 4, "FRA") = GdPictureStatus.OK) Then
Dim formID As Integer = gdpicturePDF.AddTextFormField(3, 1, 3, 1, "GER-PostalCode", "12345", False, fontResName, 20, 165, 42, 42)
If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
If (gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBackgroundColor(formID, 255, 228, 196) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBorderColor(formID, 255, 69, 0) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldMaxLen(formID, 5) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldComb(formID, True) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldDefaultValue(formID, "00000") <> GdPictureStatus.OK) Then
MessageBox.Show("Setting properties has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("The AddTextFormField() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
formID = gdpicturePDF.AddTextFormField(3, 3, 3, 1, "FRA-PostalCode", "1234", False, fontResName, 20, 165, 42, 42)
If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
If (gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBackgroundColor(formID, 255, 228, 196) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBorderColor(formID, 255, 69, 0) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldMaxLen(formID, 4) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldComb(formID, True) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldDefaultValue(formID, "0000") <> GdPictureStatus.OK) Then
MessageBox.Show("Setting properties has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("The AddTextFormField() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
End If
If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
If gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile("forms_textfield.pdf") = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
MessageBox.Show("The example has been followed successfully and the file has been saved.", caption)
Else
MessageBox.Show("The example has been followed successfully, but the file can't be saved. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("Drawing text has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("The AddStandardFont() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("The SelectPage() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be created.", caption)
End If
gdpicturePDF.Dispose()
string caption = "Example: SetFormFieldComb";
GdPicturePDF gdpicturePDF = new GdPicturePDF();
if ((gdpicturePDF.NewPDF() == GdPictureStatus.OK) &&
(gdpicturePDF.NewPage(PdfPageSizes.PdfPageSizeA4) == GdPictureStatus.OK))
{
gdpicturePDF.SetOrigin(PdfOrigin.PdfOriginTopLeft);
gdpicturePDF.SetMeasurementUnit(PdfMeasurementUnit.PdfMeasurementUnitCentimeter);
//Please always select the required page before adding a form field.
if (gdpicturePDF.SelectPage(1) == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
string fontResName = gdpicturePDF.AddStandardFont(PdfStandardFont.PdfStandardFontHelvetica);
if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
if ((gdpicturePDF.SetTextSize(20) == GdPictureStatus.OK) &&
(gdpicturePDF.DrawText(fontResName, 1, 2, "GER") == GdPictureStatus.OK) &&
(gdpicturePDF.DrawText(fontResName, 1, 4, "FRA") == GdPictureStatus.OK))
{
int formID = gdpicturePDF.AddTextFormField(3, 1, 3, 1, "GER-PostalCode", "12345", false, fontResName, 20, 165, 42, 42);
if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
if ((gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBackgroundColor(formID, 255, 228, 196) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBorderColor(formID, 255, 69, 0) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldMaxLen(formID, 5) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldComb(formID, true) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldDefaultValue(formID, "00000") != GdPictureStatus.OK))
{
MessageBox.Show("Setting properties has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The AddTextFormField() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
formID = gdpicturePDF.AddTextFormField(3, 3, 3, 1, "FRA-PostalCode", "1234", false, fontResName, 20, 165, 42, 42);
if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
if ((gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBackgroundColor(formID, 255, 228, 196) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBorderColor(formID, 255, 69, 0) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldMaxLen(formID, 4) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldComb(formID, true) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldDefaultValue(formID, "0000") != GdPictureStatus.OK))
{
MessageBox.Show("Setting properties has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The AddTextFormField() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
if (gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile("forms_textfield.pdf") == GdPictureStatus.OK)
MessageBox.Show("The example has been followed successfully and the file has been saved.", caption);
else
MessageBox.Show("The example has been followed successfully, but the file can't be saved. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
}
else
MessageBox.Show("Drawing text has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The AddStandardFont() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The SelectPage() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be created.", caption);
gdpicturePDF.Dispose();
Example
How to utilize the Comb flag for the newly added text form fields, which represent the different postal codes.
Dim caption As String = "Example: SetFormFieldComb"
Dim gdpicturePDF As GdPicturePDF = New GdPicturePDF()
If (gdpicturePDF.NewPDF() = GdPictureStatus.OK) AndAlso
(gdpicturePDF.NewPage(PdfPageSizes.PdfPageSizeA4) = GdPictureStatus.OK) Then
gdpicturePDF.SetOrigin(PdfOrigin.PdfOriginTopLeft)
gdpicturePDF.SetMeasurementUnit(PdfMeasurementUnit.PdfMeasurementUnitCentimeter)
'Please always select the required page before adding a form field.
If gdpicturePDF.SelectPage(1) = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
Dim fontResName As String = gdpicturePDF.AddStandardFont(PdfStandardFont.PdfStandardFontHelvetica)
If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
If (gdpicturePDF.SetTextSize(20) = GdPictureStatus.OK) AndAlso
(gdpicturePDF.DrawText(fontResName, 1, 2, "GER") = GdPictureStatus.OK) AndAlso
(gdpicturePDF.DrawText(fontResName, 1, 4, "FRA") = GdPictureStatus.OK) Then
Dim formID As Integer = gdpicturePDF.AddTextFormField(3, 1, 3, 1, "GER-PostalCode", "12345", False, fontResName, 20, 165, 42, 42)
If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
If (gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBackgroundColor(formID, 255, 228, 196) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBorderColor(formID, 255, 69, 0) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldMaxLen(formID, 5) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldComb(formID, True) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldDefaultValue(formID, "00000") <> GdPictureStatus.OK) Then
MessageBox.Show("Setting properties has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("The AddTextFormField() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
formID = gdpicturePDF.AddTextFormField(3, 3, 3, 1, "FRA-PostalCode", "1234", False, fontResName, 20, 165, 42, 42)
If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
If (gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBackgroundColor(formID, 255, 228, 196) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBorderColor(formID, 255, 69, 0) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldMaxLen(formID, 4) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldComb(formID, True) <> GdPictureStatus.OK) OrElse
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldDefaultValue(formID, "0000") <> GdPictureStatus.OK) Then
MessageBox.Show("Setting properties has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("The AddTextFormField() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
End If
If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
If gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile("forms_textfield.pdf") = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
MessageBox.Show("The example has been followed successfully and the file has been saved.", caption)
Else
MessageBox.Show("The example has been followed successfully, but the file can't be saved. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("Drawing text has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("The AddStandardFont() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("The SelectPage() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be created.", caption)
End If
gdpicturePDF.Dispose()
string caption = "Example: SetFormFieldComb";
GdPicturePDF gdpicturePDF = new GdPicturePDF();
if ((gdpicturePDF.NewPDF() == GdPictureStatus.OK) &&
(gdpicturePDF.NewPage(PdfPageSizes.PdfPageSizeA4) == GdPictureStatus.OK))
{
gdpicturePDF.SetOrigin(PdfOrigin.PdfOriginTopLeft);
gdpicturePDF.SetMeasurementUnit(PdfMeasurementUnit.PdfMeasurementUnitCentimeter);
//Please always select the required page before adding a form field.
if (gdpicturePDF.SelectPage(1) == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
string fontResName = gdpicturePDF.AddStandardFont(PdfStandardFont.PdfStandardFontHelvetica);
if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
if ((gdpicturePDF.SetTextSize(20) == GdPictureStatus.OK) &&
(gdpicturePDF.DrawText(fontResName, 1, 2, "GER") == GdPictureStatus.OK) &&
(gdpicturePDF.DrawText(fontResName, 1, 4, "FRA") == GdPictureStatus.OK))
{
int formID = gdpicturePDF.AddTextFormField(3, 1, 3, 1, "GER-PostalCode", "12345", false, fontResName, 20, 165, 42, 42);
if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
if ((gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBackgroundColor(formID, 255, 228, 196) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBorderColor(formID, 255, 69, 0) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldMaxLen(formID, 5) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldComb(formID, true) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldDefaultValue(formID, "00000") != GdPictureStatus.OK))
{
MessageBox.Show("Setting properties has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The AddTextFormField() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
formID = gdpicturePDF.AddTextFormField(3, 3, 3, 1, "FRA-PostalCode", "1234", false, fontResName, 20, 165, 42, 42);
if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
if ((gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBackgroundColor(formID, 255, 228, 196) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldBorderColor(formID, 255, 69, 0) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldMaxLen(formID, 4) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldComb(formID, true) != GdPictureStatus.OK) ||
(gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldDefaultValue(formID, "0000") != GdPictureStatus.OK))
{
MessageBox.Show("Setting properties has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The AddTextFormField() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
if (gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile("forms_textfield.pdf") == GdPictureStatus.OK)
MessageBox.Show("The example has been followed successfully and the file has been saved.", caption);
else
MessageBox.Show("The example has been followed successfully, but the file can't be saved. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
}
else
MessageBox.Show("Drawing text has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The AddStandardFont() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The SelectPage() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be created.", caption);
gdpicturePDF.Dispose();
See Also
Reference
GdPicturePDF Class
GdPicturePDF Members
AddTextFormField(Single,Single,Single,Single,String,String,Boolean,String,Single,Byte,Byte,Byte) Method
GetFormFieldId Method
GetFormFieldChildID Method
GetFormFieldComb Method
GetFormFieldsCount Method
GetFormFieldId Method
GetFormFieldChildID Method
GetFormFieldType Method
GetFormFieldMaxLen Method
GetFormFieldMultiLine Method
GetFormFieldPassword Method
GetFormFieldFileSelect Method
AddTextFormField(Single,Single,Single,Single,String,String,Boolean,String,Single,Byte,Byte,Byte) Method