---
title: "How to make form elements read-only"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/knowledge-base/making-form-elements-read-only/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/knowledge-base/making-form-elements-read-only.md"
last_updated: "2026-06-09T10:32:17.001Z"
description: "If you want to make certain form elements in your document read-only, you can set the AnnotationFlags.LOCKEDCONTENTS flag on the associated WidgetAnnotation."
---

If you want to make certain form elements in your document read-only, you can set the [`AnnotationFlags.LOCKEDCONTENTS`](https://www.nutrient.io/api/android/nutrient/com.pspdfkit.annotations/-annotation-flags/-l-o-c-k-e-d-c-o-n-t-e-n-t-s/index.html) flag on the associated [`WidgetAnnotation`](https://www.nutrient.io/api/android/nutrient/com.pspdfkit.annotations/-widget-annotation/index.html). While the form elements will still be displayed in the document, clicking on them won’t start the form editing view, in turn making them read-only:

```java

List<FormElement> formElements = document.getFormProvider().getFormElements();
for (FormElement formElement : formElements) {
    // This will prevent the user from making changes to this form element.
    formElement.getAnnotation().setFlags(EnumSet.of(AnnotationFlags.LOCKEDCONTENTS));
}

```
---

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