SignatureAppearance

java.lang.Object
- com.qoppa.pdf.SignatureAppearance

```
public class SignatureAppearance
extends Object
```
This class provides functionality to customize the appearance of a visible signature when a document is signed. The default signature appearance uses the distinguished name properties of the signing certificate and displays it as:
```
 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
 \               Digitally signed by  \
 \               Your Name            \
 \   Your        common name, org unit\
 \   Name        org name, locality   \ 
 \               state, country, email\
 \               Date                 \
 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
 
```
Each of these attributes can be visible or hidden. See setVisibleName(boolean), setVisibleCommonName(boolean), setVisibleOrgUnit(boolean), setVisibleOrgName(boolean), setVisibleLocal(boolean), setVisibleState(boolean), setVisibleCountry(boolean), setVisibleEmail(boolean), setVisibleDate(boolean) . The orientation can also be reversed with setTextOrientation(int).
Custom text content can also be used instead of the distinguished name of the signing certificate. See setTextLeft(java.lang.String), setTextRight(java.lang.String)
Additionally, an image can be used to create the signature appearance setImage(java.awt.image.BufferedImage). The image can be placed in the center, left or right side of the field with setImagePosition(int).
Author:

Qoppa Software

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`SignatureAppearance()` Default constructor
`SignatureAppearance(String xmlString)` This constructor creates a `SignatureAppearance` from a properly formatted XML string.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`String`	`getDisplayName()` This name is not used to generate the appearance stream.
`long`	`getID()` This unique identifier is not used to generate the appearance stream.
`BufferedImage`	`getImage()` Returns the buffered image to use when creating the signature appearance.
`String`	`getImageFile()` Returns the image file name.
`float`	`getImageOpacity()` Returns the image opacity value to use when drawing the image on the `SignatureField`.
`int`	`getImagePosition()` Returns the horizontal position of the image.
`String`	`getTextLeft()` Returns the text to display on the left side of the signature appearance.
`int`	`getTextOrientation()` Returns the orientation of the text.
`String`	`getTextRight()` Returns the text to display on the right side of the signature appearance.
`boolean`	`isVisibleCommonName()` Returns whether or not the common name should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`boolean`	`isVisibleCountry()` Returns whether or not the country should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`boolean`	`isVisibleDate()` Returns whether or not the date should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`boolean`	`isVisibleDigitallySigned()` Returns whether or not the "Digitally signed by..." label should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`boolean`	`isVisibleEmail()` Returns whether or not the email address should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`boolean`	`isVisibleLocal()` Returns whether or not the locality should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`boolean`	`isVisibleName()` Returns whether or not the name should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`boolean`	`isVisibleOrgName()` Returns whether or not the organization name should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`boolean`	`isVisibleOrgUnit()` Returns whether or not the organizational unit should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`boolean`	`isVisibleReason()` Returns whether or not the reason should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`boolean`	`isVisibleState()` Returns whether or not the state should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`void`	`setDisplayName(String displayName)` This name is not used to generate the appearance stream.
`void`	`setImage(BufferedImage bufferedImage)` Sets a buffered image to use then creating the signature appearance.
`void`	`setImageFile(String fileName)` If the image file name is set, this `SignatureAppearance` will attempt to load a `BufferedImage` from the file.
`void`	`setImageOpacity(float alpha)` Sets the image opacity value to use when drawing the image on the `SignatureField`.
`void`	`setImagePosition(int imagePosition)` Sets the horizontal position of the image.
`void`	`setTextLeft(String text)` Sets the left text property to use when creating the signature appearance.
`void`	`setTextOrientation(int orientation)` Sets the orientation of the text.
`void`	`setTextRight(String text)` Sets the right text property to use when creating the signature appearance.
`void`	`setVisibleCommonName(boolean visible)` If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains a common name, this sets whether or not the common name should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`void`	`setVisibleCountry(boolean visible)` If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains a country code, this sets whether or not the country code should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`void`	`setVisibleDate(boolean visible)` This sets whether or not the date should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`void`	`setVisibleDigitallySigned(boolean visible)` Sets whether or not the "Digitally signed by..." label should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`void`	`setVisibleEmail(boolean visible)` If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains an email address, this sets whether or not the email address should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`void`	`setVisibleLocal(boolean visible)` If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains a locality, this sets whether or not the locality should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`void`	`setVisibleName(boolean visible)` If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains a common name, this sets whether or not the name should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`void`	`setVisibleOrgName(boolean visible)` If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains an organization name, this sets whether or not the organization name should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`void`	`setVisibleOrgUnit(boolean visible)` If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains an organizational unit, this sets whether or not the organizational unit should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`void`	`setVisibleReason(boolean visible)` This sets whether or not the reason should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`void`	`setVisibleState(boolean visible)` If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains a state, this sets whether or not the state should be used when creating the signature appearance.
`void`	`showCertificateDN(boolean visible)` This is a convenience method set the visibility of all of the distinguished name properties of the signing certificate.
`String`	`toString()`
`String`	`toXMLString()` This method creates a `String` that contains an XML element of the Tool default properties.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - SignatureAppearance
```
public SignatureAppearance()
```
    Default constructor
  - SignatureAppearance
```
public SignatureAppearance(String xmlString)
```
    This constructor creates a SignatureAppearance from a properly formatted XML string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    xmlString -
    
    See Also:
    
    toXMLString()
- Method Detail
  - showCertificateDN
```
public void showCertificateDN(boolean visible)
```
    This is a convenience method set the visibility of all of the distinguished name properties of the signing certificate.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visible -
    
    See Also:
    
    setVisibleCommonName(boolean), setVisibleCountry(boolean), setVisibleEmail(boolean), setVisibleLocal(boolean), setVisibleOrgName(boolean), setVisibleOrgUnit(boolean), setVisibleState(boolean)
  - isVisibleName
```
public boolean isVisibleName()
```
    Returns whether or not the name should be used when creating the signature appearance. The name appears in large text on the left in left-to-right layout.
    
    Returns:
    
    visibleName flag indicating if the name should be visible
  - setVisibleName
```
public void setVisibleName(boolean visible)
```
    If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains a common name, this sets whether or not the name should be used when creating the signature appearance. This namne appears in large text on the left in left-to-right layout.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visible - flag indicating if the name should be visible
  - isVisibleDigitallySigned
```
public boolean isVisibleDigitallySigned()
```
    Returns whether or not the "Digitally signed by..." label should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Returns:
    
    visibleName flag indicating if the "Digitally signed by..." label should be visible
  - setVisibleDigitallySigned
```
public void setVisibleDigitallySigned(boolean visible)
```
    Sets whether or not the "Digitally signed by..." label should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visible - flag indicating if the "Digitally signed by..." label should be visible
  - isVisibleCommonName
```
public boolean isVisibleCommonName()
```
    Returns whether or not the common name should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Returns:
    
    visibleCommonName flag indicating if the common name should be visible
  - setVisibleCommonName
```
public void setVisibleCommonName(boolean visible)
```
    If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains a common name, this sets whether or not the common name should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visible - flag indicating if the common name should be visible
  - isVisibleOrgUnit
```
public boolean isVisibleOrgUnit()
```
    Returns whether or not the organizational unit should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Returns:
    
    visibleOrgUnit flag indicating if the organizational unit should be visible
  - setVisibleOrgUnit
```
public void setVisibleOrgUnit(boolean visible)
```
    If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains an organizational unit, this sets whether or not the organizational unit should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visible - flag indicating if the organizational unit should be visible
  - isVisibleOrgName
```
public boolean isVisibleOrgName()
```
    Returns whether or not the organization name should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Returns:
    
    visibleOrgName flag indicating if the organization name should be visible
  - setVisibleOrgName
```
public void setVisibleOrgName(boolean visible)
```
    If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains an organization name, this sets whether or not the organization name should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visible - flag indicating if the organization name should be visible
  - isVisibleLocal
```
public boolean isVisibleLocal()
```
    Returns whether or not the locality should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Returns:
    
    visibleLocal flag indicating if the locality should be visible
  - setVisibleLocal
```
public void setVisibleLocal(boolean visible)
```
    If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains a locality, this sets whether or not the locality should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visible - flag indicating if the locality should be visible
  - isVisibleState
```
public boolean isVisibleState()
```
    Returns whether or not the state should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Returns:
    
    visibleState flag indicating if the state should be visible
  - setVisibleState
```
public void setVisibleState(boolean visible)
```
    If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains a state, this sets whether or not the state should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visible - flag indicating if the state should be visible
  - isVisibleCountry
```
public boolean isVisibleCountry()
```
    Returns whether or not the country should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Returns:
    
    visibleCountry flag indicating if the country should be visible
  - setVisibleCountry
```
public void setVisibleCountry(boolean visible)
```
    If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains a country code, this sets whether or not the country code should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visible - flag indicating if the country code should be visible
  - isVisibleEmail
```
public boolean isVisibleEmail()
```
    Returns whether or not the email address should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Returns:
    
    visibleEmail flag indicating if the email address should be visible
  - setVisibleEmail
```
public void setVisibleEmail(boolean visible)
```
    If the distinguished name of the signing certificate contains an email address, this sets whether or not the email address should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visible - flag indicating if the email address should be visible
  - isVisibleDate
```
public boolean isVisibleDate()
```
    Returns whether or not the date should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Returns:
    
    visibleDate flag indicating if the date should be visible
  - setVisibleDate
```
public void setVisibleDate(boolean visible)
```
    This sets whether or not the date should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visible - flag indicating if the date should be visible
  - isVisibleReason
```
public boolean isVisibleReason()
```
    Returns whether or not the reason should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Returns:
    
    visibleReason flag indicating if the reason should be visible
  - setVisibleReason
```
public void setVisibleReason(boolean visible)
```
    This sets whether or not the reason should be used when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visible - flag indicating if the reason should be visible
  - getImage
```
public BufferedImage getImage()
                       throws IOException
```
    Returns the buffered image to use when creating the signature appearance. If the image file name is set with setImageFile(String) and the BufferedImage is null, this method will attempt to read the a BufferedImage from the image file name.
    
    Returns:
    
    the buffered image to use when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - setImage
```
public void setImage(BufferedImage bufferedImage)
```
    Sets a buffered image to use then creating the signature appearance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bufferedImage - the buffered image to use when creating the signature appearance
  - getImageOpacity
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public float getImageOpacity()
```
    Returns the image opacity value to use when drawing the image on the SignatureField. The default value is 1.
    
    Returns:
    
    the imageOpacity property
  - setImageOpacity
```
public void setImageOpacity(float alpha)
```
    Sets the image opacity value to use when drawing the image on the SignatureField. The value must be between 0.0 and 1.0 inclusive and the default value is 1.
    
    Parameters:
    
    alpha - The new image opacity.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException
  - getImagePosition
```
public int getImagePosition()
```
    Returns the horizontal position of the image.
    
    Returns:
    
    One of the following constants defined in SwingConstants: LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT, LEADING or TRAILING.
    
    See Also:
    
    SwingConstants
  - setImagePosition
```
public void setImagePosition(int imagePosition)
```
    Sets the horizontal position of the image.
    
    Parameters:
    
    imagePosition - One of the following constants defined in SwingConstants: LEFT, CENTER (the default), RIGHT, LEADING, or TRAILING.
  - getTextLeft
```
public String getTextLeft()
```
    Returns the text to display on the left side of the signature appearance.
    
    Returns:
    
    the text to display on the left side of the signature appearance
  - setTextLeft
```
public void setTextLeft(String text)
```
    Sets the left text property to use when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - the text on the left side of the signature field
  - getTextRight
```
public String getTextRight()
```
    Returns the text to display on the right side of the signature appearance.
    
    Returns:
    
    the text to display on the right side of the signature appearance
  - setTextRight
```
public void setTextRight(String text)
```
    Sets the right text property to use when creating the signature appearance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - the text on the right side of the signature field
  - setTextOrientation
```
public void setTextOrientation(int orientation)
```
    Sets the orientation of the text.
    
    Parameters:
    
    orientation - One of the following constants defined in SwingConstants: LEFT, RIGHT, LEADING (the default) or TRAILING.
  - getTextOrientation
```
public int getTextOrientation()
```
    Returns the orientation of the text.
    
    Returns:
    
    The value of the textOrientation property, one of the following constants defined in SwingConstants: LEFT, RIGHT, LEADING or TRAILING.
    
    See Also:
    
    setTextOrientation(int), SwingConstants
  - setImageFile
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public void setImageFile(String fileName)
```
    If the image file name is set, this SignatureAppearance will attempt to load a BufferedImage from the file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fileName -
  - getImageFile
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public String getImageFile()
```
    Returns the image file name.
    
    See Also:
    
    setImageFile(String)
  - getID
```
public long getID()
```
    This unique identifier is not used to generate the appearance stream. It is only used in saving the SignatureAppearance as an XML string, or when creating a SignatureAppearance from an XML string.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ID of the signature appearance
    
    See Also:
    
    toXMLString(), SignatureAppearance(String)
  - setDisplayName
```
public void setDisplayName(String displayName)
```
    This name is not used to generate the appearance stream. It is only used as a label for the SignatureAppearance. It is also used in saving the SignatureAppearance as an XML string, or when creating a SignatureAppearance from an XML string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    displayName - the displayName to set
    
    See Also:
    
    toXMLString(), SignatureAppearance(String)
  - getDisplayName
```
public String getDisplayName()
```
    This name is not used to generate the appearance stream. It is only used as a label for the SignatureAppearance. It is also used in saving the SignatureAppearance as an XML string, or when creating a SignatureAppearance from an XML string.
    
    Returns:
    
    the displayName
    
    See Also:
    
    toXMLString(), SignatureAppearance(String)
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - toXMLString
```
public String toXMLString()
```
    This method creates a String that contains an XML element of the Tool default properties. This String can be stored and used to set the SignatureAppearance.
    
    Returns:
    
    A String containing an XML element of the SignatureAppearance properties
    
    See Also:
    
    SignatureAppearance(String)

Class SignatureAppearance

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

SignatureAppearance

SignatureAppearance

Method Detail

showCertificateDN

isVisibleName

setVisibleName

isVisibleDigitallySigned

setVisibleDigitallySigned

isVisibleCommonName

setVisibleCommonName

isVisibleOrgUnit

setVisibleOrgUnit

isVisibleOrgName

setVisibleOrgName

isVisibleLocal

setVisibleLocal

isVisibleState

setVisibleState

isVisibleCountry

setVisibleCountry

isVisibleEmail

setVisibleEmail

isVisibleDate

setVisibleDate

isVisibleReason

setVisibleReason

getImage

setImage

getImageOpacity

setImageOpacity

getImagePosition

setImagePosition

getTextLeft

setTextLeft

getTextRight

setTextRight

setTextOrientation

getTextOrientation

setImageFile

getImageFile

getID

setDisplayName

getDisplayName

toString

toXMLString