addFormElement
- addBibliography
- addBookmark
- addBreak
- addChart
- addCitation
- addComment
- addCrossReference
- addDateAndHour
- addEndnote
- addExternalFile
- addFootnote
- addFormElement
- addHeading
- addImage
- addLink
- addList
- addMathEquation
- addMergeField
- addOLE
- addOnlineVideo
- addPageNumber
- addShape
- addSimpleField
- addSource
- addStructuredDocumentTag
- addSVG
- addTab
- addTable
- addTableContents
- addTableFigures
- addText
- addTextBox
- addWordFragment
- addWordML
- embedHTML
- addBackgroundImage
- addFooter
- addFooterSection
- addHeader
- addHeaderSection
- addLineNumbering
- addMacroFromDoc
- addPageBorders
- addProperties
- addSection
- createDocx
- createDocxAndDownload
- createCharacterStyle
- createListStyle
- createParagraphStyle
- createTableStyle
- docxSettings
- embedFont
- importChartStyle
- importHeadersAndFooters
- importListStyle
- importStyles
- importStylesWordDefault
- modifyPageLayout
- parseStyles
- removeFooters
- removeHeaders
- setBackgroundColor
- setDefaultFont
- setDocumentDefaultStyles
- setEncodeUTF8
- setLanguage
- setMarkAsFinal
- setRTL
- clearBlocks
- cloneBlock
- deleteBlock
- getTemplateVariables
- getTemplateVariablesType
- modifyInputFields
- modifyMergeFields
- processTemplate
- removeTemplateVariable
- removeTemplateVariableImage
- replaceBlock
- replaceListVariable
- replacePlaceholderImage
- replaceTableVariable
- replaceVariableByExternalFile
- replaceVariableByHtml
- replaceVariableByText
- replaceVariableByWordFragment
- replaceVariableByWordML
- setTemplateSymbol
- setTemplateBlockSymbol
- tickCheckboxes
addFormElement
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Inserts form elements into the Word document.
Description
public addFormElement ( string $type [, array $options] )
This method allows to insert form elements of various kinds into your Word document:
- text fields
- check boxes
- select fields
If one wishes to insert a form element within a complex paragraph one should use this method in combination with the addText method.
Parameters
type
Possible values are:
- textfield
- checkbox
- select
options
Specific options for form elements:
Key | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
defaultValue | mixed | A string of text for the textfield type, a boolean value for the checkbox type or an integer representing the index (0 based) for the options of a select form element. |
selectOptions | array | An array of options for the dropdown menu. |
The possible keys and values are:
Key | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
pStyle | string | Paragraph style to be used. |
backgroundColor | string | Hexadecimal color value: FF0000, 000000... |
bidi | bool | Sets to true for right to left languages like Hebrew or Arabic. |
bold | bool | If true the text will be shown in bold characters. |
border | string | Available values are:
|
borderBottom | string | Overwrites the general border type for the bottom border of the paragraph. |
borderLeft | string | Overwrites the general border type for the left border of the paragraph. |
borderTop | string | Overwrites the general border type for the top border of the paragraph. |
borderRight | string | Overwrites the general border type for the right border of the paragraph. |
borderColor | string | Hexadecimal color value: FF0000, 000000... |
borderBottomColor | string | Overwrites the general border color for the bottom border of the paragraph. |
borderLeftColor | string | Overwrites the general border color for the left border of the paragraph. |
borderTopColor | string | Overwrites the general border color for the top border of the paragraph. |
borderRightColor | string | Overwrites the general border color for the right border of the paragraph. |
borderSpacing | int | Separation between border and text in points. |
borderBottomSpacing | int | Overwrites the general border spacing for the bottom border of the paragraph. |
borderLeftSpacing | int | Overwrites the general border spacing for the left border of the paragraph. |
borderTopSpacing | int | Overwrites the general border spacing for the top border of the paragraph. |
borderRightSpacing | int | Overwrites the general border spacing for the right border of the paragraph. |
borderWidth | int | Border width in eigths of a point. |
borderBottomWidth | int | Overwrites the general border width for the bottom border of the paragraph. |
borderLeftWidth | int | Overwrites the general border width for the left border of the paragraph. |
borderTopWidth | int | Overwrites the general border width for the top border of the paragraph. |
borderRightWidth | int | Overwrites the general border width for the right border of the paragraph. |
caps | bool | If true displays text in capital letters. |
color | string | Hexadecimal color value: 'FF0000', '000000'... |
contextualSpacing | bool | If true ignores spacing above and below the paragraph whenever the neighbouring paragraphs use the same Word style (false by default). |
doubleStrikeThrough | bool | If true displays text in doubleStrikeThrough. |
em | string | Emphasis mark type: 'none', 'dot', 'circle', 'comma', 'underDot'. |
emboss | bool | Emboss style. |
firstLineIndent | int | First line indentation in twentieths of a point (twips). |
font | string | Font family: 'Arial', Calibri'... |
fontSize | int | Font size in points. |
hanging | int | Paragraph hanging in twentieths of a point (twips). |
headingLevel | int | The heading level if you want this paragraph to be a heading. |
italic | bool | If true displays the text in italics. |
indentLeft | int | Left margin in points. |
indentRight | int | Right margin in points. |
keepLines | bool | Keeps (whenever possible) all the current paragraph lines on the same page. |
keepNext | bool | Keeps (whenever possible) in the same page the current paragraph with next paragraph. |
lineSpacing | int | 120, 240 (standard), 360, 480... (in twentieths of a point). |
noProof | bool | Ignore spelling and grammar errors. |
outline | bool | Outline style. |
parseLineBreaks | bool | If true (default is false) parses the line breaks to include them in the Word document. |
parseTabs | bool | If true (default is false) parses the tabs to include them in the Word document as w:tab tags. |
position | int | Position value. Positive value for raised and negative value for lowered. |
rtl | bool | Sets to true for right to left languages like Hebrew or Arabic. |
scaling | int | Scaling value, 100 is the default value. |
shadow | bool | Shadow style. |
smallCaps | bool | If true displays text in small capital letters. |
spacingBottom | int | Bottom padding in twentieths of a point. |
spacingTop | int | Top padding in twentieths of a point. |
strikeThrough | bool | If true displays text in strikethrough. |
suppressLineNumbers | bool | Suppress line numbers. |
tabPositions | array | Each entry is an associative array with the following keys and values:
|
textAlign | string | Text alignment within paragraph. Possible values are: center, right, both and distribute. |
textDirection | string | Text flow direction within a table cell. Possible values are: lrTb, tbRl, btLr, lrTbV, tbRlV and tbLrV. |
underline | string | Underlines text. Possible values are: single, words, double, dotted, dash and wave. |
underlineColor | string | Underlines text with a color: 'FF0000', '000000'... |
vanish | bool | Uses a vanish style. |
widowControl | bool | Prevents Word from printing the last line of a paragraph by itself at the top of the page (widow) or the first line of a paragraph at the bottom of a page (orphan). |
wordWrap | bool | Allows line breaking at character level (default value is false). |
Exceptions
Form element type not available.
Release notes
- phpdocx 12.0:
- htmlspecialchars applied in defaultValue and selectOptions options.