FlattenFormField Method

Flattens and removes a single acroform field.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
Managed Extensions for C++
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Public Sub FlattenFormField( _
   ByVal field As Field, _
   ByVal forPrinter As Boolean _
)

'Usage
 
Dim instance As ImGearPDFDocument
Dim field As Field
Dim forPrinter As Boolean
 
instance.FlattenFormField(field, forPrinter)

public void FlattenFormField( 
   Field field,
   bool forPrinter
)

public: void FlattenFormField( 
   Field* field,
   bool forPrinter
)

public:
void FlattenFormField( 
   Field^ field,
   bool forPrinter
)

Parameters

field: The field that needs to be flattened.
forPrinter: If true, only the field's widget annotations with the PRINT flag set will be flattened. Others will be removed without flattening. If false, all the field's widget annotations with be flattened, unless its NOVIEW flag is set. These will be removed without being flattened.

Remarks

Note that this method should not be used on documents containing XFA data, since the XFA will not be updated. However, FlattenFormFields can safely be used to flatten all fields at once. See documentation for more information.

Reference

ImGearPDFDocument Class
ImGearPDFDocument Members