/** * Example written by Bruno Lowagie in answer to: * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21344750/itextsharp-renamefield-bug * * When renaming a field, you need to respect the existing hierarchy. */ package sandbox.acroforms; import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.AcroFields; 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 java.util.Map; import sandbox.WrapToTest; @WrapToTest public class RenameField { public static final String SRC = "resources/pdfs/subscribe.pdf"; public static final String DEST = "results/acroforms/subscribe_renamed.pdf"; public static void main(String[] args) throws DocumentException, IOException { File file = new File(DEST); file.getParentFile().mkdirs(); new RenameField().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.renameField("personal.loginname", "personal.login"); stamper.close(); reader.close(); reader = new PdfReader(dest); form = reader.getAcroFields(); Map fields = form.getFields(); for (String name : fields.keySet()) { System.out.println(name); } } }