com.groupdocs.parser.data

Class FieldData

java.lang.Object

com.groupdocs.parser.data.FieldData

public class FieldData
extends Object

Represents field data such as a name, a page index, a field value and so on. Depending on the field the value can be a text, an image, a table and so on.

The instances of FieldData class are used in DocumentData collection.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FieldData(String name, PageArea pageArea) Deprecated. The constructor will be deleted.
FieldData(String name, PageArea pageArea, boolean useUpperCaseName) Deprecated. The constructor will be deleted.
FieldData(String name, PageArea pageArea, FieldData linkedField) Deprecated. The constructor will be deleted.
FieldData(String name, PageArea pageArea, FieldData linkedField, boolean useUpperCaseName) Deprecated. The constructor will be deleted.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
FieldData	getLinkedField() Gets the linked field.
String	getName() Gets the field name.
PageArea	getPageArea() Gets the value of the field.
int	getPageIndex() Gets the page index.
String	getText() Gets the text.
boolean	getUseUpperCaseName() Gets a value that indicates whether a Name was converted to UPPER CASE.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FieldData

@Deprecated
public FieldData(String name,
                              PageArea pageArea)

Deprecated. The constructor will be deleted.

Initializes a new instance of the FieldData class with UPPER CASE name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the field.

pageArea - The value of the field.

FieldData

@Deprecated
public FieldData(String name,
                              PageArea pageArea,
                              boolean useUpperCaseName)

Deprecated. The constructor will be deleted.

Initializes a new instance of the FieldData class.

Parameters:

name - The name of the field.

pageArea - The value of the field.

useUpperCaseName - The value that indicates whether a name is converted to UPPER CASE.

FieldData

@Deprecated
public FieldData(String name,
                              PageArea pageArea,
                              FieldData linkedField)

Deprecated. The constructor will be deleted.

Initializes a new instance of the FieldData class with UPPER CASE name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the field.

pageArea - The value of the field.

linkedField - The field which is linked to the field.

FieldData

@Deprecated
public FieldData(String name,
                              PageArea pageArea,
                              FieldData linkedField,
                              boolean useUpperCaseName)

Deprecated. The constructor will be deleted.

Initializes a new instance of the FieldData class.

Parameters:

name - The name of the field.

pageArea - The value of the field.

linkedField - The field which is linked to the field.

useUpperCaseName - The value that indicates whether a name is converted to UPPER CASE.

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Gets the field name.

Returns:

An uppercase string value that represents the name of the field.

getPageIndex

public int getPageIndex()

Gets the page index.

Returns:

A zero-based index of the page that contains the field.

getPageArea

public PageArea getPageArea()

Gets the value of the field.

Depending on field PageArea property can contain any of the inheritors of PageArea class. For example, Parser.parseForm() method extracts only text fields.

 PageTextArea area = field.getPageArea() instanceof PageTextArea
         ? (PageTextArea) field.getPageArea()
         : null;
 System.out.println(area == null ? "Not a template field" : area.getText());
 

Returns:

An instance of PageArea class that represents the value of the field.

getLinkedField

public FieldData getLinkedField()

Gets the linked field.

Returns:

An instance of FieldData class that represents the field which is linked to the field; null if it isn't set.

getText

public String getText()

Gets the text.

Returns:

A string value that represents a value of the field text; null if PageArea property isn't PageTextArea.

getUseUpperCaseName

public boolean getUseUpperCaseName()

Gets a value that indicates whether a Name was converted to UPPER CASE.

Returns:

A boolean value that indicates whether a Name was converted to UPPER CASE.