ByteScout PDF SDK – VB.NET – Read Form Values from PDF Form

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ByteScout PDF SDK – VB.NET – Read Form Values from PDF Form

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How to read form values from PDF form in VB.NET with ByteScout PDF SDK

Write code in VB.NET to read form values from PDF form with this step-by-step tutorial

This sample source code below will demonstrate you how to read form values from PDF form in VB.NET. ByteScout PDF SDK is the library for pdf documents generation, modification and updates. Can also generate and fill PDF forms. Provides support for text (fonts, style, size, font family), layers, pdf form fields, vector and raster drawings and you can use it to read form values from PDF form with VB.NET.

Fast application programming interfaces of ByteScout PDF SDK for VB.NET plus the instruction and the code below will help you quickly learn how to read form values from PDF form. Just copy and paste the code into your VB.NET application’s code and follow the instruction. You can use these VB.NET sample examples in one or many applications.

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Program.vb

      Imports Bytescout.PDF

''' <summary>
''' This example demonstrates how to get PDF form values programmatically.
''' </summary>
Class Program

    Shared Sub Main()

        ' Load PDF form
        Dim pdfDocument = New Document("form.pdf")
        pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo"
		pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo"

        Dim page = pdfDocument.Pages(0)

        ' Get widget by its name and get value
        Dim box1 = DirectCast(page.Annotations("editBox1"), EditBox).Text
        Dim box2 = DirectCast(page.Annotations("editBox2"), EditBox).Text
        Dim checkBox1 = DirectCast(page.Annotations("checkBox1"), CheckBox).Checked

        ' Cleanup 
		pdfDocument.Dispose()

        ' Writing values to console
        Console.WriteLine("Form values are as follows:")
        Console.WriteLine(box1)
        Console.WriteLine(box2)
        Console.WriteLine(checkBox1)

        Console.WriteLine()
        Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit....")
        Console.ReadLine()

    End Sub

End Class