How do I add multiple textFields to a PDF using this method? - objective-c

Question

I'm using NSUserDefaults to save text entered into multiple UITextFields. I want to display the text on a PDF. Can I use the following method to handle each field and add it to the PDF? Right now in my example you can see how I am adding a "name" field. Any tips is appreciated!
+(void)drawText
{
NSUserDefaults * prefs = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
NSString * nameString = [prefs stringForKey:#"name"];
CFStringRef stringRef = (CFStringRef)nameString;
// Prepare the text using a Core Text Framesetter
CFAttributedStringRef currentText = CFAttributedStringCreate(NULL, stringRef, NULL);
CTFramesetterRef framesetter = CTFramesetterCreateWithAttributedString(currentText);
CGRect frameRect = CGRectMake(30, 0, 300, 60);
CGMutablePathRef framePath = CGPathCreateMutable();
CGPathAddRect(framePath, NULL, frameRect);
// Get the frame that will do the rendering.
CFRange currentRange = CFRangeMake(0, 0);
CTFrameRef frameRef = CTFramesetterCreateFrame(framesetter, currentRange, framePath, NULL);
CGPathRelease(framePath);
// Get the graphics context.
CGContextRef currentContext = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
// Put the text matrix into a known state. This ensures
// that no old scaling factors are left in place.
CGContextSetTextMatrix(currentContext, CGAffineTransformIdentity);
// Core Text draws from the bottom-left corner up, so flip
// the current transform prior to drawing.
CGContextTranslateCTM(currentContext, 0, 100);
CGContextScaleCTM(currentContext, 1.0, -1.0);
// Draw the frame.
CTFrameDraw(frameRef, currentContext);
CFRelease(frameRef);
CFRelease(stringRef);
CFRelease(framesetter);
}

Answer 1

Change method like given below for dynamic text in textField:
+(void)drawText:(NSString *)value index:(int)index
{
//NSUserDefaults * prefs = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
//NSString * nameString = [prefs stringForKey:#"name"];
CFStringRef stringRef = value; //(CFStringRef)nameString;
// Prepare the text using a Core Text Framesetter
CFAttributedStringRef currentText = CFAttributedStringCreate(NULL, stringRef, NULL);
CTFramesetterRef framesetter = CTFramesetterCreateWithAttributedString(currentText);
CGRect frameRect = CGRectMake(30, (index*70), 300, 60); //for horizontal textfields
CGMutablePathRef framePath = CGPathCreateMutable();
CGPathAddRect(framePath, NULL, frameRect);
// Get the frame that will do the rendering.
CFRange currentRange = CFRangeMake(0, 0);
CTFrameRef frameRef = CTFramesetterCreateFrame(framesetter, currentRange, framePath, NULL);
CGPathRelease(framePath);
// Get the graphics context.
CGContextRef currentContext = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
// Put the text matrix into a known state. This ensures
// that no old scaling factors are left in place.
CGContextSetTextMatrix(currentContext, CGAffineTransformIdentity);
// Core Text draws from the bottom-left corner up, so flip
// the current transform prior to drawing.
CGContextTranslateCTM(currentContext, 0, 100);
CGContextScaleCTM(currentContext, 1.0, -1.0);
// Draw the frame.
CTFrameDraw(frameRef, currentContext);
CFRelease(frameRef);
CFRelease(stringRef);
CFRelease(framesetter);
}
Use like this as i assume u have array of values for adding textfield:
for(int i=0;i>[arrOfValues count];i++)
{
[YourControllerName drawText:[arrOfValues objectAtIndex:i] index:i];
}