C# .NET PDF form library
The guide explains how to fill form fields programmatically in a PDF document. This feature enables you to, for example, fill in many forms in one go with values from a database.
To fill form fields programmatically in a PDF document, follow the steps below:
- Create a
GdPicturePDF
object. - Determine the number of form fields in the document with the
GetFormFieldsCount
method. - Loop through the form fields.
- For each form field, determine the title with the
GetFormFieldId
andGetFormFieldTitle
methods. - If the title matches your conditions, such as family or given name, set a value for the form field with the
SetFormFieldValue
method. - Save the output in a new PDF file with the
SaveToFile
method.
The code below opens a fillable PDF document, fills in two form fields, and saves the output in a new PDF file:
using GdPicturePDF gdpicturePDF = new GdPicturePDF();// Load the source document.gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile(@"C:\temp\source.pdf");// Determine the number of form fields.int formFieldCount = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldsCount();// Loop through the form fields.for (int formFieldIndex = 0; formFieldIndex <= formFieldCount - 1; formFieldIndex++){ // Determine the title of the form field. int formFieldId = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldId(formFieldIndex); string formFieldTitle = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldTitle(formFieldId); // Set a value for the form field. if (formFieldTitle== "Family Name") { gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldValue(formFieldId, "Doe"); } else if (formFieldTitle == "Given Name") { gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldValue(formFieldId, "Jane"); }}// Save the output in a new PDF file.gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile(@"C:\temp\output.pdf");
Using gdpicturePDF As GdPicturePDF = New GdPicturePDF() ' Load the source document. gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("C:\temp\source.pdf") ' Determine the number of form fields. Dim formFieldCount As Integer = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldsCount() ' Loop through the form fields. For formFieldIndex = 0 To formFieldCount - 1 ' Determine the title of the form field. Dim formFieldId As Integer = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldId(formFieldIndex) Dim formFieldTitle As String = gdpicturePDF.GetFormFieldTitle(formFieldId) ' Set a value for the form field. If Equals(formFieldTitle, "Family Name") Then gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldValue(formFieldId, "Doe") ElseIf Equals(formFieldTitle, "Given Name") Then gdpicturePDF.SetFormFieldValue(formFieldId, "Jane") End If Next ' Save the output in a new PDF file. gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile("C:\temp\output.pdf")End Using
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