//// This code is part of Document Solutions for PDF .NET demos.// Copyright (c) MESCIUS inc. All rights reserved.//usingSystem.Drawing;usingSystem.IO;usingSystem.Collections.Generic;usingGrapeCity.Documents.Pdf;usingGrapeCity.Documents.Pdf.AcroForms;usingGrapeCity.Documents.Pdf.Actions;usingGrapeCity.Documents.Pdf.Annotations;usingGrapeCity.Documents.Text; namespaceDsPdfWeb.Demos{// This sample creates an AcroForm PDF that can be submitted to the server.// The server then uses the (new in DsPdf v3) GcPdfDocument.ImportFormDataFromCollection()// method to import the submitted data into a PDF that contains a similarly structured// PDF form, and sends the form filled with user provided data back to the client.//// Note that the produced PDF with filled form fields// is shown in the client browser's default PDF viewer.// // This sample is similar to the now obsolete FormSubmitXml sample,// but the server side is much simpler as it uses the new ImportFormDataFromCollection()// method that accepts a data structure very similar to how data is sent from the client form,// so almost no code is needed to manipulate that data. // See also the FormSubmit sample.publicclassFormDataSubmit {publicintCreatePDF(Stream stream) {var doc = newGcPdfDocument();var page = doc.NewPage(); var rc = Common.Util.AddNote("Fill the fields in the form and click 'Submit' to send it back to the server. " +"The sample server will use the GcPdfDocument.ImportFormDataFromCollection() method " +"to import the submitted data into a different but compatible PDF form, " +"and the filled form will be sent back to your browser. " +"Note that the filled form is opened in the browser's default PDF viewer, " +"and does not have the 'Submit' and 'Reset' buttons.", page); var g = page.Graphics;var tf = newTextFormat() { Font = StandardFonts.Times, FontSize = 14 };var ip = newPointF(72, rc.Bottom + 36);float fldOffset = 72 * 2 + 46;float fldHeight = tf.FontSize * 1.2f;float dY = 32; // Text field: g.DrawString("First name:", tf, ip);var fldFirstName = newTextField() { Name = "FirstName", Value = "John" }; fldFirstName.Widget.Page = page; fldFirstName.Widget.Rect = newRectangleF(ip.X + fldOffset, ip.Y, 72 * 3, fldHeight); fldFirstName.Widget.DefaultAppearance.Font = tf.Font; fldFirstName.Widget.DefaultAppearance.FontSize = tf.FontSize; doc.AcroForm.Fields.Add(fldFirstName); ip.Y += dY; // Text field: g.DrawString("Last name:", tf, ip);var fldLastName = newTextField() { Name = "LastName", Value = "Smith" }; fldLastName.Widget.Page = page; fldLastName.Widget.Rect = newRectangleF(ip.X + fldOffset, ip.Y, 72 * 3, fldHeight); fldLastName.Widget.DefaultAppearance.Font = tf.Font; fldLastName.Widget.DefaultAppearance.FontSize = tf.FontSize; doc.AcroForm.Fields.Add(fldLastName); ip.Y += dY; // Checkbox: g.DrawString("Subscribe to Mailing List:", tf, ip);var fldCheckbox = newCheckBoxField() { Name = "Subscribe", Checked = true }; fldCheckbox.Widget.Page = page; fldCheckbox.Widget.Rect = newRectangleF(ip.X + fldOffset, ip.Y, fldHeight, fldHeight); doc.AcroForm.Fields.Add(fldCheckbox); ip.Y += dY; // Multiline TextBox: g.DrawString("Additional information:", tf, ip);var fldAdditionalInfo = newTextField() { Name = "AdditionalInfo", Multiline = true }; fldAdditionalInfo.Widget.Page = page; fldAdditionalInfo.Widget.Rect = newRectangleF(ip.X + fldOffset, ip.Y, 72 * 3, fldHeight * 2); fldAdditionalInfo.Widget.DefaultAppearance.Font = tf.Font; fldAdditionalInfo.Widget.DefaultAppearance.FontSize = tf.FontSize; doc.AcroForm.Fields.Add(fldAdditionalInfo); ip.Y += dY * 2; // Submit form button:var btnSubmit = newPushButtonField(); btnSubmit.Widget.Rect = newRectangleF(ip.X + fldOffset, ip.Y, 72, fldHeight); btnSubmit.Widget.ButtonAppearance.Caption = "Submit"; btnSubmit.Widget.Highlighting = HighlightingMode.Invert; btnSubmit.Widget.Page = page; // The URL for the submission: btnSubmit.Widget.Activate = newActionSubmitForm("/Samples/HandleFormDataSubmit"); doc.AcroForm.Fields.Add(btnSubmit); // Reset form button:var btnReset = newPushButtonField(); btnReset.Widget.Rect = newRectangleF(ip.X + fldOffset + 72 * 1.5f, ip.Y, 72, fldHeight); btnReset.Widget.ButtonAppearance.Caption = "Reset"; btnReset.Widget.Highlighting = HighlightingMode.Invert; btnReset.Widget.Page = page; btnReset.Widget.Activate = newActionResetForm(); doc.AcroForm.Fields.Add(btnReset); ip.Y += dY; // Done: doc.Save(stream);return doc.Pages.Count; } //// NOTE: the code below is used by the web sample browser controller when the form// prepared by this sample is submitted, it is not directly called by the CreatePDF() method.// // Creates a GcPdfDocument, loads an AcroForm PDF into it, and fills it with data// using the GcPdfDocument.ImportFormDataFromCollection() method.//// This method is called by the samples controller when the form prepared by this sample// is submitted by the user. The controller method converts the IFormCollection that it// receives to an array or key value pairs, where keys are field names and values are// lists of string values, then calls this method to import the values into the// compatible ImportFormXML.pdf PDF form. That form is then sent back to the client.//// The controller code that calls this method looks like this://// public IActionResult HandleFormDataSubmit(IFormCollection fields)// {// var values = fields.ToList();// var fieldValues = values.Select(kvp_ => new KeyValuePair<string, IList<string>>(kvp_.Key, kvp_.Value.ToArray())).ToArray();// var ms = Samples.FormDataSubmit.ImportFormData(fieldValues);// var result = new FileStreamResult(ms, "application/pdf");// return result;// }publicstaticStreamImportFormData(KeyValuePair<string, IList<string>>[] fieldValues) {var pdf = newGcPdfDocument();usingvar fs = File.OpenRead(Path.Combine("Resources", "PDFs", "ImportFormFromCollection.pdf"));// Load compatible empty form: pdf.Load(fs);// Import submitted data: pdf.ImportFormDataFromCollection(fieldValues);// Done:var outMs = newMemoryStream(); pdf.Save(outMs); outMs.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);return outMs; } }}