Class FormFiller in namespace setasign\SetaPDF2\FormFiller in SetaPDF v2 API Reference

Index

\setasign\SetaPDF2
1. FormFiller
  1. Exception
  2. Field
  3. Fields
  4. FormFiller
  5. Xfa
  6. Xfa

setasign\SetaPDF2\FormFiller

FormFiller The main class of the SetaPDF-FormFiller Component

File: /SetaPDF v2/FormFiller/FormFiller.php
Old class name (alias): \SetaPDF_FormFiller

Class hierarchy

FormFiller

Summary

Constants

VERSION

public const string FormFiller::VERSION = '2.48.0.2155'

Version

Properties

$_document

protected \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Document FormFiller::$_document

The document instance

$_fields

protected Fields FormFiller::$_fields

The object representing the form fields collection

$_removeXfaInformation

protected bool FormFiller::$_removeXfaInformation = false

Flag defining how to handle XFA information if found

$_xfa

protected Xfa FormFiller::$_xfa

An instance allowing access to the XFA data of a form.

Methods

__construct()

public FormFiller::__construct (

\setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Document $document

)

The constructor.

Parameters

$document : \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Document: The document instance

cleanUp()

public FormFiller::cleanUp (

void

): void

Release objects to free memory and cycled references.

After calling this method the instance of this object is unusable.

getDocument()

public FormFiller::getDocument (

void

): \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Document

Get the document instance.

getFields()

public FormFiller::getFields (

void

): Fields

Get the fields collection object.

getRemoveXfaInformation()

public FormFiller::getRemoveXfaInformation (

void

): bool

Get the flag how to handling XFA information.

getXfa()

public FormFiller::getXfa (

void

): bool|Xfa

Get the XFA helper object.

Exceptions

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\SecHandler\Exception

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Type\Exception

isNeedAppearancesSet()

public FormFiller::isNeedAppearancesSet (

void

): bool

Checks if the NeedAppearances flag is set or not.

Exceptions

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\SecHandler\Exception

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Type\Exception

save()

WARNING: This method is marked as deprecated!

Deprecated since version 2.5

public FormFiller::save (

bool $update = true

): void

Save the document.

A proxy method to the documents save() method.

Parameters

$update : bool: Update the document or rewrite it completely

Exceptions

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Document\ObjectNotDefinedException

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Document\ObjectNotFoundException

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Exception

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Parser\CrossReferenceTable\Exception

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Parser\Exception

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\SecHandler\Exception

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Type\Exception

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Type\IndirectReference\Exception

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Exception

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\NotImplementedException

See

\setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Document::save()

setNeedAppearances()

public FormFiller::setNeedAppearances (

bool $needAppearances = true

): void

Set the NeedAppearances flag.

This flag indicates the viewer to re-render the form field appearances.

Parameters

$needAppearances : bool: The NeedAppearances flag status

Exceptions

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\SecHandler\Exception

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Type\Exception

setRemoveXfaInformation()

public FormFiller::setRemoveXfaInformation (

bool $removeXfaInformation

): void

Set the flag for handling XFA information.

Parameters

$removeXfaInformation : bool: The RemoveXfaInformation flag status