How to Manage PDF Forms Using Cloud Java SDK
In order to work with AcroForms via Cloud Java SDK , we’ll use Aspose.PDF Cloud Java SDK This Cloud SDK allows you to easily build cloud-based PDF creator, editor & converter apps in Java language for various cloud platforms. Open Repository package manager, search for Aspose.PDF Cloud and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console for install it using Maven.
Add Aspose Cloud repository to your application pom.xml
Add Aspose Cloud repository
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>aspose-cloud</id>
<name>Aspose Cloud Repository</name>
<url>https://releases.aspose.cloud/java/repo/</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
To install the API client library to your local Maven repository, simply execute:
Installation from Github
mvn clean install
To deploy it to a remote Maven repository instead, configure the settings of the repository and execute:
Deploy Maven repository
mvn clean deploy
Steps to create AcroForms via Java SDK
Aspose.PDF Cloud developers can easily load & create acroforms in PDF in just a few lines of code.
- Create an instance of PdfApi using your AppSid and AppSecret from Aspose Cloud Dashboard.
- Check Cloud Storage for File. Retrieve the list of files in cloud storage using etFilesList(""). If the target file is not found, proceed to upload it.
- Upload PDF to Cloud Storage (if needed).
- Create a TextBox Field. Instantiate a TextBoxField object for page 1 and set properties.
- Add the Field to the PDF. Use PutTextBoxField to insert the field into the document stored in the cloud.
- Print Operation Status. Output the result status to the console.
This sample code shows creating an AcroForms in PDF documents
package com.aspose.asposecloudpdfusecases.acroforms;
import java.io.File;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
import com.aspose.asposecloudpdf.api.PdfApi;
import com.aspose.asposecloudpdf.model.Border;
import com.aspose.asposecloudpdf.model.Color;
import com.aspose.asposecloudpdf.model.Dash;
import com.aspose.asposecloudpdf.model.HorizontalAlignment;
import com.aspose.asposecloudpdf.model.Rectangle;
import com.aspose.asposecloudpdf.model.TextBoxField;
import com.aspose.asposecloudpdf.model.TextBoxFieldResponse;
public class AcroformAdd {
public static void create() {
String REMOTE_FOLDER = "Your_Temp_Pdf_Cloud";
String LOCAL_FOLDER = "c:\\Samples";
String PDF_DOCUMENT = "sample.pdf";
String PDF_OUTPUT = "forms_add_output.pdf";
try {
PdfApi pdfApi = new PdfApi(API_KEY, API_SECRET);
// upload local PDF file to remote storage
File file = new File(Path.of(LOCAL_FOLDER, PDF_DOCUMENT).toString());
pdfApi.uploadFile(Path.of(REMOTE_FOLDER , PDF_DOCUMENT).toString(), file, null);
System.out.println(String.format("File '%s' successfully uploaded!", Path.of(LOCAL_FOLDER, PDF_DOCUMENT).toString()));
TextBoxField field = new TextBoxField();
field.pageIndex(1);
field.partialName("EMail");
field.rect(new Rectangle().LLX(100.).LLY(100.).URX(100.).URY(100.));
field.height(50.);
field.width(350.);
field.horizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.CENTER);
field.value("aspose-pdf-cloud@example.com");
field.border(new Border().color(new Color().A(255).G(255)).width(5).dash(new Dash().on(1).off(1)));
TextBoxFieldResponse response = pdfApi.putTextBoxField(PDF_DOCUMENT, "EMail", field, null, REMOTE_FOLDER);
if (response.getCode() != 200)
System.err.println("Error: unexpected error when adding field! '" + response.getStatus() + "'");
else{
// download changed PDF file from remote folder...
File f = pdfApi.downloadFile(Path.of(REMOTE_FOLDER , PDF_DOCUMENT).toString(), null, null);
java.nio.file.Files.copy(Path.of(f.getPath()), Path.of(LOCAL_FOLDER, PDF_OUTPUT), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
System.out.println(String.format("File '%s' successfully dowloaded!", Path.of(LOCAL_FOLDER, PDF_OUTPUT).toString()));
System.out.println("Successfully added text field in document ! '" + PDF_OUTPUT + "'");
}
}
catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
Work with the annotations in PDF via Java SDK
Adding annotations to a PDF serves many important purposes across different use cases. One of the most common reasons is for review and feedback. Annotations let users highlight specific parts of a document, leave comments, ask questions, or suggest changes. This makes the review process more efficient and organized, especially when multiple collaborators are involved. Add the Annotations into PDF documents with Aspose.PDF Cloud Java SDK.
With our Java SDK you can
- Add PDF document’s header & footer in text or image format.
- Add tables & text or image stamps to PDF documents.
- Append multiple PDF documents to an existing file.
- Work with PDF attachments, annotations, & form fields.
- Apply encryption or decryption to PDF documents & set a password.
- Delete all stamps & tables from a page or entire PDF document.
- Delete a specific stamp or table from the PDF document by its ID.
- Replace single or multiple instances of text on a PDF page or from the entire document.
- Extensive support for converting PDF documents to various other file formats.
- Extract various elements of PDF files & make PDF documents optimized.
- You can try out our free App to add the annotations into PDF files online and test the functionality.
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