/** * This example was written by Bruno Lowagie in answer to the following question: * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38900816 */ package sandbox.acroforms; import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.AcroFields; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfAnnotation; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper; import java.io.File; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import sandbox.WrapToTest; @WrapToTest public class HideButton { public static final String SRC = "resources/pdfs/hello_button.pdf"; public static final String DEST = "results/acroforms/hello_button_hidden.pdf"; public static void main(String[] args) throws DocumentException, IOException { File file = new File(DEST); file.getParentFile().mkdirs(); new HideButton().manipulatePdf(SRC, DEST); } public void manipulatePdf(String src, String dest) throws DocumentException, IOException { PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src); PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream(dest)); AcroFields form = stamper.getAcroFields(); form.setFieldProperty("Test", "setflags", PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_HIDDEN, null); stamper.close(); } }