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How to add text field to pdf form with pdf sdk in VB.NET with ByteScout Premium Suite

Step-by-step tutorial on how to add text field to pdf form with pdf sdk in VB.NET

Quickly learn how to add text field to pdf form with pdf sdk in VB.NET with this sample source code. What is ByteScout Premium Suite? It is the set that includes 12 SDK products from ByteScout including tools and components for PDF, barcodes, spreadsheets, screen video recording. It can help you to add text field to pdf form with pdf sdk in your VB.NET application.

These VB.NET code samples for VB.NET guide developers to speed up coding of the application when using ByteScout Premium Suite. Simply copy and paste in your VB.NET project or application you and then run your app! Want to see how it works with your data then code testing will allow the function to be tested and work properly.

Trial version of ByteScout Premium Suite is available for free. Source code samples are included to help you with your VB.NET app.

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Program.vb

      Imports Bytescout.PDF

''' <summary>
''' This example demonstrates how text fields and theirs variations.
''' </summary>
Class Program

    Shared Sub Main()

        ' Create new document
        Dim pdfDocument = New Document()
        pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo"
		pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo"
        ' Add page
        Dim page = New Page(PaperFormat.A4)
        pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page)

        ' Add simple text field with default properties
        Dim edit1 = New EditBox(20, 20, 120, 25, "editBox1")
        edit1.Text = "One two three"
        page.Annotations.Add(edit1)

        ' Add password box
        Dim edit2 = New EditBox(20, 50, 120, 25, "editBox2")
        edit2.Text = "password"
        edit2.Password = True
        page.Annotations.Add(edit2)

        ' Add multiline text field
        Dim edit3 = New EditBox(20, 80, 120, 50, "editBox3")
        edit3.Multiline = True
        edit3.Text = "The quick brown fox jumps over, the lazy dog."
        page.Annotations.Add(edit3)

        ' Demonstrate various decoration properties 
        Dim edit4 = New EditBox(20, 135, 120, 30, "editBox4")
        edit4.Text = "Decorated text field"
        edit4.TextAlign = TextAlign.Right
        edit4.BackgroundColor = New ColorRGB(255, 240, 240)
        edit4.BorderWidth = 2
        edit4.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.Dashed
        edit4.BorderColor = New ColorRGB(128, 0, 0)
        edit4.FontColor = New ColorRGB(128, 0, 0)
        edit4.Font.Size = 9
        page.Annotations.Add(edit4)

        ' Save document to file
        pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf")

        ' Cleanup 
		pdfDocument.Dispose()

        ' Open document in default PDF viewer app
        Process.Start("result.pdf")

    End Sub

End Class