how to draw checkbox in destination?

[David]

I need to put a series of aligned checkboxes in a specific location on a pdf.

We are able to fill in all the text fields and I have a destination added to the nameddestinations and I can draw text into it with the fixedcontenteditor, but I can not figure out how to put checkboxes on the form.

 

  document.NamedDestinations.Add("services", new Location() { Page = document.Pages[0], Left = 500, Top = 400 });


                NamedDestination destination = null;
                document.NamedDestinations.TryGetValue("services", out destination);

                if (destination != null)
                {
                    var loc = destination.Destination as Location;
                    var editor = new FixedContentEditor(destination.Destination.Page);

                    editor.Position.Translate(loc.Left.Value, loc.Top.Value);

                    CheckBoxField checkBoxField = new CheckBoxField("SampleCheckBox");
                    checkBoxField.IsChecked = true;

                    
                    editor.DrawText("Found the text box place!");
                }

[Dimitar]

Hi David,

The CheckBoxField is only a logical representation and it does not draw any content. You need to add the appropriate widget and set its rectangle as well. Here is an example: 

if (destination != null)
{
    var loc = destination.Destination as Location;
    var editor = new FixedContentEditor(destination.Destination.Page);

    CheckBoxField checkBoxField = new CheckBoxField("SampleCheckBox");
    checkBoxField.IsChecked = true;

    TwoStatesButtonWidget widget = checkBoxField.Widgets.AddWidget();
    widget.Rect = new Rect(loc.Left.Value, loc.Top.Value, 20, 20);
    widget.RecalculateContent();

    document.AcroForm.FormFields.Add(checkBoxField);
    document.Pages[0].Annotations.Add(widget);

}

I hope this helps. Should you have any other questions do not hesitate to ask.

Regards,
Dimitar
Progress Telerik

[David]

ok that is working great. I made a routine that draws checkmarks and text after it. But the text fontsize is too large. Is there a way to control the font size?

void CreateCheckBoxeWLabelAtDestination(RadFixedDocument document, NamedDestination destination, bool _checked, int locOffSetX, int locOffSetY, string labelText)
{
var loc = destination.Destination as Location;
var editor = new FixedContentEditor(destination.Destination.Page);

CheckBoxField checkBoxField = new CheckBoxField(labelText);
checkBoxField.IsChecked = _checked;

TwoStatesButtonWidget widget = checkBoxField.Widgets.AddWidget();
widget.Rect = new Rect(loc.Left.Value + locOffSetX, loc.Top.Value + locOffSetY, 10, 10);
widget.RecalculateContent();

document.AcroForm.FormFields.Add(checkBoxField);
document.Pages[0].Annotations.Add(widget);

editor.Position.Translate(loc.Left.Value + locOffSetX + 20, loc.Top.Value + locOffSetY);
editor.DrawText(labelText);
}

I call this method like this:

document.NamedDestinations.Add("services", new Location() { Page = document.Pages[0], Left = 400, Top = 400 });


NamedDestination destination = null;
document.NamedDestinations.TryGetValue("services", out destination);

if (destination != null)
{
CreateCheckBoxeWLabelAtDestination(document, destination, false, 115, 0, "CAFF");
CreateCheckBoxeWLabelAtDestination(document, destination, true, 180, 0, "NON-CAFF");

CreateCheckBoxeWLabelAtDestination(document, destination, true, 0, 50, "WEAPON**");
CreateCheckBoxeWLabelAtDestination(document, destination, false, 150, 50, "MILITARY ISSUED CLOTHING");

CreateCheckBoxeWLabelAtDestination(document, destination, false, 0, 70, "BILLETING");
CreateCheckBoxeWLabelAtDestination(document, destination, true, 150, 70, "MILITARY ISSUED EQUIPMENT");

CreateCheckBoxeWLabelAtDestination(document, destination, false, 0, 90, "CAC");
CreateCheckBoxeWLabelAtDestination(document, destination, false, 150, 90, "MWR FACILITES");

CreateCheckBoxeWLabelAtDestination(document, destination, false, 0, 110,"LOCAL ACCESS BADGE");
CreateCheckBoxeWLabelAtDestination(document, destination, false, 150, 110,"MILITARY EXCHANGE");

CreateCheckBoxeWLabelAtDestination(document, destination, false, 0, 130,"DINING FACILITY(DFAC)");
CreateCheckBoxeWLabelAtDestination(document, destination, false, 150, 130, "COMMISSARY");

}

[Dimitar]

Hi David,

You can use the TextProperties for this: 

var editor = new FixedContentEditor(destination.Destination.Page);
editor.TextProperties.FontSize = 10;

More information is available here: Text and Graphic Properties.