Import and export annotations in XFDF using Java on Android
The XML Forms Data Format, XFDF for short, can be used to store PDF forms and annotations data independently of a PDF document. This sample shows how to use XFDF. Get additional resources by visiting our guide on importing and exporting PDF annotations from XFDF files in Android.
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package com.pspdfkit.catalog.examples.java;
import static com.pspdfkit.catalog.tasks.ExtractAssetTask.extract;
import android.content.Context;import android.content.Intent;import android.net.Uri;import androidx.annotation.NonNull;import com.pspdfkit.catalog.R;import com.pspdfkit.catalog.SdkExample;import com.pspdfkit.catalog.examples.java.activities.XfdfExampleActivity;import com.pspdfkit.configuration.activity.PdfActivityConfiguration;import com.pspdfkit.ui.PdfActivityIntentBuilder;
/** Shows how to import and export annotations in XFDF format. */public class XfdfExample extends SdkExample {
public XfdfExample(@NonNull final Context context) { super(context.getString(R.string.xfdfExampleTitle), context.getString(R.string.xfdfExampleDescription)); }
@Override public void launchExample( @NonNull final Context context, @NonNull final PdfActivityConfiguration.Builder configuration) { // Extract the document from the assets and launch example activity. extract(WELCOME_DOC, getTitle(), context, documentFile -> { final Intent intent = PdfActivityIntentBuilder.fromUri(context, Uri.fromFile(documentFile)) .configuration(configuration.build()) .activityClass(XfdfExampleActivity.class) .build(); context.startActivity(intent); }); }}
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