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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*
* The PSPDFKit Sample applications are licensed with a modified BSD license.
* Please see License for details. This notice may not be removed from this file.
*/
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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