C# PDF Form Library
How to read, extract field data from AcroForms in PDF file using C# code
C# Demo Code to read, extract field data from AcroForms in PDF file
In this C# tutorial, you will learn how to read, extract all PDF AcroForms fields data using C# in ASP.NET MVC Web, Windows applications.
- Read all form fields data from PDF
- Get field name, visibility, page index, position, and size from PDF
Retrieve all form fields from a PDF file in C#
The text below and C# source code will explain how to read all PDF AcroForms fields data using C#
- Use PDFFormHandler.GetFormFields() method to get all form fileds in an existing PDF file
- For each field extracted, you will get field's name, visibility, page index, page position, and field size
String inputFilePath = Program.RootPath + "\\" + "1_AF.pdf";
List<BaseFormField> fields = PDFFormHandler.GetFormFields(inputFilePath);
Console.WriteLine("Number of Fields: " + fields.Count);
if (fields.Count > 0)
{
foreach (BaseFormField field in fields)
{
Console.WriteLine("Field");
Console.WriteLine(" Name: " + field.Name);
Console.WriteLine(" Visible: " + field.IsVisible);
Console.WriteLine(" Page: " + field.PageIndex);
Console.WriteLine(" Position: " + field.Position.ToString());
Console.WriteLine(" Size: " + field.Size.ToString());
}
}
