A unique form field identifier specifying a required form field object. You can obtain this identifier using methods like GetFormFieldId, GetFormFieldChildID or methods intended to add form fields.
The new resource name of the font you prefer for displaying text in the form field. You can obtain this name using the AddStandardFont method or any of the AddTrueTypeFont...() methods. For further assistance, please see the Fonts section of the GdPicturePDF class in the Reference Guide.
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GdPicture14 Namespace / GdPicturePDF Class / SetFormFieldFontResName Method

SetFormFieldFontResName Method (GdPicturePDF)

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Sets the resource name of the font used to display text in a required form field, that is specified by its unique form field's identifier and it is related to the currently loaded PDF document. The usage of this attribute is not restricted to any form fields, even if the form field's appearance doesn't display text. For further assistance, please refer to the PDF Reference, Section "Interactive Forms".
Syntax
'Declaration

 


Public Function SetFormFieldFontResName( _

   ByVal FieldId As Integer, _

   ByVal FontResName As String _

) As GdPictureStatus
public GdPictureStatus SetFormFieldFontResName( 

   int FieldId,

   string FontResName

)
public function SetFormFieldFontResName( 

    FieldId: Integer;

    FontResName: String

): GdPictureStatus; 
public function SetFormFieldFontResName( 

   FieldId : int,

   FontResName : String

) : GdPictureStatus;
public: GdPictureStatus SetFormFieldFontResName( 

   int FieldId,

   string* FontResName

) 
public:

GdPictureStatus SetFormFieldFontResName( 

   int FieldId,

   String^ FontResName

)

Parameters

FieldId
A unique form field identifier specifying a required form field object. You can obtain this identifier using methods like GetFormFieldId, GetFormFieldChildID or methods intended to add form fields.
FontResName
The new resource name of the font you prefer for displaying text in the form field. You can obtain this name using the AddStandardFont method or any of the AddTrueTypeFont...() methods. For further assistance, please see the Fonts section of the GdPicturePDF class in the Reference Guide.

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.

Remarks
This method is only allowed for use with non-encrypted documents.

Just to inform you, that the attributes representing the font and its resources are defined for all form field objects by default, even if the form field's appearance doesn't display text. For further assistance, please refer to the PDF Reference, Section "Interactive Forms".

Example
How to change the font and its size, which is used to display the push button's caption for all push buttons in the current document. 
Dim caption As String = "Example: SetFormFieldFontResName"

Dim gdpicturePDF As GdPicturePDF = New GdPicturePDF()

If gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("forms.pdf", False) = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

    Dim count As Integer = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldsCount()

    If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

        If count = 0 Then

            MessageBox.Show("This file doesn't include forms.", caption)

            GoTo finish

        End If

        Dim fontResName As String = gdpicturePDF.AddStandardFont(PdfStandardFont.PdfStandardFontCourierBold)

        If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

            Dim formID As Integer = 0

            Dim type As PdfFormFieldType = PdfFormFieldType.PdfFormFieldTypeUnknown

            Dim found As Boolean = False

            For i As Integer = 0 To count - 1

                formID = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldId(i)

                If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

                    type = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldType(formID)

                    If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

                        If type = PdfFormFieldType.PdfFormFieldTypePushButton Then

                            If (gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldFontResName(formID, fontResName) = GdPictureStatus.OK) AndAlso

                            (gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldFontSize(formID, 24) = GdPictureStatus.OK) Then

                                found = True

                            Else

                                MessageBox.Show("The SetFormFieldFontResName() method or the SetFormFieldFontSize() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)

                                Exit For

                            End If

                        End If

                    Else

                        MessageBox.Show("The GetFormFieldType() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)

                        Exit For

                    End If

                Else

                    MessageBox.Show("The GetFormFieldId() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)

                    Exit For

                End If

            Next

            If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

                If found Then

                    If gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile("forms_updated.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.", caption)

                    End If

                Else

                    MessageBox.Show("This file doesn't include push buttons, so it has not been saved.", caption)

                End If

            End If

        Else

            MessageBox.Show("The AddStandardFont() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)

        End If

    Else

        MessageBox.Show("The GetFormFieldsCount() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)

    End If

Else

    MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded.", caption)

End If

finish:

gdpicturePDF.Dispose()
string caption = "Example: SetFormFieldFontResName";

GdPicturePDF gdpicturePDF = new GdPicturePDF();

if (gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("forms.pdf", false) == GdPictureStatus.OK)

{

    int count = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldsCount();

    if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

    {

        if (count == 0)

        {

            MessageBox.Show("This file doesn't include forms.", caption);

            goto finish;

        }

        string fontResName = gdpicturePDF.AddStandardFont(PdfStandardFont.PdfStandardFontCourierBold);

        if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

        {

            int formID = 0;

            PdfFormFieldType type = PdfFormFieldType.PdfFormFieldTypeUnknown;

            bool found = false;

            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)

            {

                formID = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldId(i);

                if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

                {

                    type = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldType(formID);

                    if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

                    {

                        if (type == PdfFormFieldType.PdfFormFieldTypePushButton)

                        {

                            if ((gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldFontResName(formID, fontResName) == GdPictureStatus.OK) &&

                                (gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldFontSize(formID, 24) == GdPictureStatus.OK))

                            {

                                found = true;

                            }

                            else

                            {

                                MessageBox.Show("The SetFormFieldFontResName() method or the SetFormFieldFontSize() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);

                                break;

                            }

                        }

                    }

                    else

                    {

                        MessageBox.Show("The GetFormFieldType() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);

                        break;

                    }

                }

                else

                {

                    MessageBox.Show("The GetFormFieldId() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);

                    break;

                }

            }

            if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

            {

                if (found)

                {

                    if (gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile("forms_updated.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.", caption);

                }

                else

                    MessageBox.Show("This file doesn't include push buttons, so it has not been saved.", caption);

            }

        }

        else

            MessageBox.Show("The AddStandardFont() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);

    }

    else

        MessageBox.Show("The GetFormFieldsCount() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);

}

else

    MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded.", caption);

finish:

gdpicturePDF.Dispose();
Example
How to change the font and its size, which is used to display the push button's caption for all push buttons in the current document. Dim caption As String = "Example: SetFormFieldFontResName" Dim gdpicturePDF As GdPicturePDF = New GdPicturePDF() If gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("forms.pdf", False) = GdPictureStatus.OK Then Dim count As Integer = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldsCount() If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then If count = 0 Then MessageBox.Show("This file doesn't include forms.", caption) GoTo finish End If Dim fontResName As String = gdpicturePDF.AddStandardFont(PdfStandardFont.PdfStandardFontCourierBold) If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then Dim formID As Integer = 0 Dim type As PdfFormFieldType = PdfFormFieldType.PdfFormFieldTypeUnknown Dim found As Boolean = False For i As Integer = 0 To count - 1 formID = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldId(i) If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then type = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldType(formID) If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then If type = PdfFormFieldType.PdfFormFieldTypePushButton Then If (gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldFontResName(formID, fontResName) = GdPictureStatus.OK) AndAlso (gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldFontSize(formID, 24) = GdPictureStatus.OK) Then found = True Else MessageBox.Show("The SetFormFieldFontResName() method or the SetFormFieldFontSize() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption) Exit For End If End If Else MessageBox.Show("The GetFormFieldType() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption) Exit For End If Else MessageBox.Show("The GetFormFieldId() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption) Exit For End If Next If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then If found Then If gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile("forms_updated.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.", caption) End If Else MessageBox.Show("This file doesn't include push buttons, so it has not been saved.", caption) End If End If Else MessageBox.Show("The AddStandardFont() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption) End If Else MessageBox.Show("The GetFormFieldsCount() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption) End If Else MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded.", caption) End If finish: gdpicturePDF.Dispose() string caption = "Example: SetFormFieldFontResName"; GdPicturePDF gdpicturePDF = new GdPicturePDF(); if (gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("forms.pdf", false) == GdPictureStatus.OK) { int count = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldsCount(); if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK) { if (count == 0) { MessageBox.Show("This file doesn't include forms.", caption); goto finish; } string fontResName = gdpicturePDF.AddStandardFont(PdfStandardFont.PdfStandardFontCourierBold); if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK) { int formID = 0; PdfFormFieldType type = PdfFormFieldType.PdfFormFieldTypeUnknown; bool found = false; for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) { formID = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldId(i); if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK) { type = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldType(formID); if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK) { if (type == PdfFormFieldType.PdfFormFieldTypePushButton) { if ((gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldFontResName(formID, fontResName) == GdPictureStatus.OK) && (gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldFontSize(formID, 24) == GdPictureStatus.OK)) { found = true; } else { MessageBox.Show("The SetFormFieldFontResName() method or the SetFormFieldFontSize() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption); break; } } } else { MessageBox.Show("The GetFormFieldType() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption); break; } } else { MessageBox.Show("The GetFormFieldId() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption); break; } } if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK) { if (found) { if (gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile("forms_updated.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.", caption); } else MessageBox.Show("This file doesn't include push buttons, so it has not been saved.", caption); } } else MessageBox.Show("The AddStandardFont() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption); } else MessageBox.Show("The GetFormFieldsCount() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption); } else MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded.", caption); finish: gdpicturePDF.Dispose();
See Also

Reference

GdPicturePDF Class
GdPicturePDF Members
GetFormFieldId Method
GetFormFieldChildID Method
AddStandardFont Method
GetFormFieldFontName Method
GetFormFieldsCount Method
GetFormFieldId Method
GetFormFieldChildID Method
GetFormFieldType Method
GetFormFieldFontProperties Method