VintaSoft Imaging .NET SDK 12.4: Documentation for .NET developer
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    PDF: Add a barcode field to the PDF interactive form
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    Here is C#/VB.NET code that demonstrates how to create a barcode field and add it to an interactive form of PDF document:
    class PdfInteractiveFormBarcodeFieldExample
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a PDF document with barcode field.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="filename">The filename.</param>
        /// <param name="barcodeSymbology">The barcode symbology.</param>
        public static void CreateDocumentWithBarcodeField(string filename,
            Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.BarcodeSymbologyType barcodeSymbology)
        {
            // create PDF document
            using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument document = 
                new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(
                    new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfFormat("1.7", false, true)))
            {
                // create interactive form in PDF document
                document.InteractiveForm = 
                    new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfDocumentInteractiveForm(document);
                document.InteractiveForm.CalculationOrder =
                    new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormFieldList(document);
    
                // create an empty page
                Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfPage page = new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfPage(
                    document, Vintasoft.Imaging.PaperSizeKind.A4);
                page.Annotations = new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Annotations.PdfAnnotationList(document);
                // add page to the document
                document.Pages.Add(page);
    
    
                float width = 200;
                float height = 25;
                // create a rectangle that defines the field position on PDF page
                System.Drawing.RectangleF rect = new System.Drawing.RectangleF(
                    (page.Size.Width - width) / 2,
                    page.Size.Height - height * 8,
                    width, height);
    
                // create text field (barcode value)
                Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormTextField textField = 
                    new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormTextField(
                        document, "TextField", rect);
                textField.TextValue = "test";
                textField.DefaultValue = textField.Value;
                // set the text default appearance
                textField.SetTextDefaultAppearance(
                    document.FontManager.GetStandardFont(Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Fonts.PdfStandardFontType.TimesRoman), 
                    12, System.Drawing.Color.Black);
                // set the appearance characteristics
                textField.Annotation.AppearanceCharacteristics =
                    new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Annotations.PdfAnnotationAppearanceCharacteristics(document);
                textField.Annotation.AppearanceCharacteristics.BorderColor = System.Drawing.Color.Gray;
                textField.Annotation.BorderStyle = new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Annotations.PdfAnnotationBorderStyle(document);
                textField.Annotation.BorderStyle.Style = Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Annotations.PdfAnnotationBorderStyleType.Beveled;
                document.InteractiveForm.AddField(textField, page);
    
    
                width = 200;
                height = 150;
                // create a rectangle that defines the field position on PDF page
                rect = new System.Drawing.RectangleF(
                    (page.Size.Width - width) / 2,
                    ((page.Size.Height - height) / 3) * 2,
                    width, height);
    
                // create a barcode field
                Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormBarcodeField barcodeField = 
                    new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormBarcodeField(
                        document, "BarcodeField", barcodeSymbology, rect);
    
                // set barcode field value
                barcodeField.TextValue = textField.TextValue;
    
                // set the barcode single module width to 0.02 inch
                barcodeField.ModuleWidth = 0.02f;
    
                // add the text field to the interactive form of document
                document.InteractiveForm.Fields.Add(barcodeField);
    
                // add annotation, associated with the text field, to the page
                page.Annotations.Add(barcodeField.Annotation);
    
                // create the calculate action of barcode value
                Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfJavaScriptAction calculateValueAction = 
                    new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfJavaScriptAction(document,
                        @"event.value = this.getField('TextField').value;");
    
                // add the barcode field to the calculated fields (calcualtion order)
                // of the document interactive form fields
                barcodeField.AdditionalActions = 
                    new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormFieldAdditionalActions(document);
                barcodeField.AdditionalActions.Calculate = calculateValueAction;
                document.InteractiveForm.CalculationOrder.Add(barcodeField);
    
                // update (create) field appearances
                document.InteractiveForm.UpdateAppearances();
    
                // save the document
                document.Save(filename);
            }
        }
    }
    
    Class PdfInteractiveFormBarcodeFieldExample
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Creates a PDF document with barcode field.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <param name="filename">The filename.</param>
        ''' <param name="barcodeSymbology">The barcode symbology.</param>
        Public Shared Sub CreateDocumentWithBarcodeField(filename As String, barcodeSymbology As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.BarcodeSymbologyType)
            ' create PDF document
            Using document As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfFormat("1.7", False, True))
                ' create interactive form in PDF document
                document.InteractiveForm = New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfDocumentInteractiveForm(document)
                document.InteractiveForm.CalculationOrder = New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormFieldList(document)
    
                ' create an empty page
                Dim page As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfPage(document, Vintasoft.Imaging.PaperSizeKind.A4)
                page.Annotations = New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Annotations.PdfAnnotationList(document)
                ' add page to the document
                document.Pages.Add(page)
    
    
                Dim width As Single = 200
                Dim height As Single = 25
                ' create a rectangle that defines the field position on PDF page
                Dim rect As New System.Drawing.RectangleF((page.Size.Width - width) / 2, page.Size.Height - height * 8, width, height)
    
                ' create text field (barcode value)
                Dim textField As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormTextField(document, "TextField", rect)
                textField.TextValue = "test"
                textField.DefaultValue = textField.Value
                ' set the text default appearance
                textField.SetTextDefaultAppearance(document.FontManager.GetStandardFont(Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Fonts.PdfStandardFontType.TimesRoman), 12, System.Drawing.Color.Black)
                ' set the appearance characteristics
                textField.Annotation.AppearanceCharacteristics = New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Annotations.PdfAnnotationAppearanceCharacteristics(document)
                textField.Annotation.AppearanceCharacteristics.BorderColor = System.Drawing.Color.Gray
                textField.Annotation.BorderStyle = New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Annotations.PdfAnnotationBorderStyle(document)
                textField.Annotation.BorderStyle.Style = Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Annotations.PdfAnnotationBorderStyleType.Beveled
                document.InteractiveForm.AddField(textField, page)
    
    
                width = 200
                height = 150
                ' create a rectangle that defines the field position on PDF page
                rect = New System.Drawing.RectangleF((page.Size.Width - width) / 2, ((page.Size.Height - height) / 3) * 2, width, height)
    
                ' create a barcode field
                Dim barcodeField As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormBarcodeField(document, "BarcodeField", barcodeSymbology, rect)
    
                ' set barcode field value
                barcodeField.TextValue = textField.TextValue
    
                ' set the barcode single module width to 0.02 inch
                barcodeField.ModuleWidth = 0.02F
    
                ' add the text field to the interactive form of document
                document.InteractiveForm.Fields.Add(barcodeField)
    
                ' add annotation, associated with the text field, to the page
                page.Annotations.Add(barcodeField.Annotation)
    
                ' create the calculate action of barcode value
                Dim calculateValueAction As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfJavaScriptAction(document, "event.value = this.getField('TextField').value;")
    
                ' add the barcode field to the calculated fields (calcualtion order)
                ' of the document interactive form fields
                barcodeField.AdditionalActions = New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormFieldAdditionalActions(document)
                barcodeField.AdditionalActions.Calculate = calculateValueAction
                document.InteractiveForm.CalculationOrder.Add(barcodeField)
    
                ' update (create) field appearances
                document.InteractiveForm.UpdateAppearances()
    
                ' save the document
                document.Save(filename)
            End Using
        End Sub
    End Class