Fill in PDF interactive form in C# and VB.NET

GemBox.Pdf supports filling in a PDF interactive form.

Currently, only filling in of toggle button fields (PdfCheckBoxField and PdfRadioButtonField) is supported.

The following example shows how you can fill in check box and radio button fields in a PDF interactive form.

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using System.Linq;
using GemBox.Pdf;
using GemBox.Pdf.Forms;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // If using Professional version, put your serial key below.
        ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");

        using (var document = PdfDocument.Load("%InputFileName%"))
        {
            // Set check box field checked state.
            var marriedCheckBox = (PdfCheckBoxField)document.Form.Fields["Married"];
            marriedCheckBox.Checked = true;

            // Set check box field value.
            var drivingLicenseCheckBox = (PdfCheckBoxField)document.Form.Fields["Driving License"];
            drivingLicenseCheckBox.Value = "Yes";

            // Set radio button field checked state.
            // There are multiple radio button fields with name 'Gender' so
            // set checked state only to the radio button field whose choice is 'Male'.
            foreach (PdfRadioButtonField genderRadioButton in document.Form.Fields.Where(field => field.Name == "Gender"))
                genderRadioButton.Checked = genderRadioButton.Choice == "Male";

            // Set radio button field value.
            // It is enough to set value to only one radio button field 
            // from a group of radio button fields with name 'Age'.
            var ageRadioButton = (PdfRadioButtonField)document.Form.Fields["Age"];
            ageRadioButton.Value = "18 - 39";

            document.Save("Fill in Form.pdf");
        }
    }
}
Imports System.Linq
Imports GemBox.Pdf
Imports GemBox.Pdf.Forms

Module Program

    Sub Main()

        ' If using Professional version, put your serial key below.
        ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY")

        Using document = PdfDocument.Load("%InputFileName%")

            ' Set check box field checked state.
            Dim marriedCheckBox = CType(document.Form.Fields("Married"), PdfCheckBoxField)
            marriedCheckBox.Checked = True

            ' Set check box field value.
            Dim drivingLicenseCheckBox = CType(document.Form.Fields("Driving License"), PdfCheckBoxField)
            drivingLicenseCheckBox.Value = "Yes"

            ' Set radio button field checked state.
            ' There are multiple radio button fields with name 'Gender' so
            ' set checked state only to the radio button field whose choice is 'Male'.
            For Each genderRadioButton As PdfRadioButtonField In document.Form.Fields.Where(Function(field) field.Name = "Gender")
                genderRadioButton.Checked = genderRadioButton.Choice = "Male"
            Next

            ' Set radio button field value.
            ' It is enough to set value to only one radio button field 
            ' from a group of radio button fields with name 'Age'.
            Dim ageRadioButton = CType(document.Form.Fields("Age"), PdfRadioButtonField)
            ageRadioButton.Value = "18 - 39"

            document.Save("Fill in Form.pdf")
        End Using
    End Sub
End Module

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Published: February 19, 2019 | Modified: September 3, 2020 | Author: Stipo Rubić