Create text field and check box

The example shows you how to create a text field and a check box.
import com.independentsoft.office.ExtendedBoolean;
import com.independentsoft.office.word.DocumentProtection;
import com.independentsoft.office.word.DocumentProtectionType;
import com.independentsoft.office.word.FieldCode;
import com.independentsoft.office.word.Paragraph;
import com.independentsoft.office.word.Run;
import com.independentsoft.office.word.WordDocument;
import com.independentsoft.office.word.fields.ComplexField;
import com.independentsoft.office.word.fields.ComplexFieldCharacterType;
import com.independentsoft.office.word.fields.FormCheckBox;
import com.independentsoft.office.word.fields.FormText;

public class Example {

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        try
        {
            WordDocument doc = new WordDocument();

            Run run1 = new Run();
            run1.addText("Question text:");

            Run answerRun1 = new Run("Enter answer here");

            ComplexField startComplexField1 = new ComplexField();
            startComplexField1.setCharacterType(ComplexFieldCharacterType.START);
            startComplexField1.getFormFieldProperties().setName("Question1");
            startComplexField1.getFormFieldProperties().setEnabled(ExtendedBoolean.TRUE);
            startComplexField1.getFormFieldProperties().getTextBoxFormFieldProperties().setMaxLength(30);

            Run startComplexFieldRun1 = new Run();
            startComplexFieldRun1.add(startComplexField1);

            ComplexField separatorComplexField1 = new ComplexField();
            separatorComplexField1.setCharacterType(ComplexFieldCharacterType.SEPARATOR);

            Run separatorComplexFieldRun1 = new Run();
            separatorComplexFieldRun1.add(separatorComplexField1);

            ComplexField endComplexField1 = new ComplexField();
            endComplexField1.setCharacterType(ComplexFieldCharacterType.END);

            Run endComplexFieldRun1 = new Run();
            endComplexFieldRun1.add(endComplexField1);

            FormText formText1 = new FormText();
            FieldCode formTextFieldCode1 = new FieldCode(formText1);

            Run formTextRun1 = new Run();
            formTextRun1.add(formTextFieldCode1);

            Paragraph paragraph1 = new Paragraph();
            paragraph1.add(run1);
            paragraph1.add(startComplexFieldRun1);
            paragraph1.add(formTextRun1);
            paragraph1.add(separatorComplexFieldRun1);
            paragraph1.add(answerRun1);
            paragraph1.add(endComplexFieldRun1);

            ComplexField startComplexField2 = new ComplexField();
            startComplexField2.setCharacterType(ComplexFieldCharacterType.START);
            startComplexField2.getFormFieldProperties().setName("CheckBox1");
            startComplexField2.getFormFieldProperties().setEnabled(ExtendedBoolean.TRUE);
            startComplexField2.getFormFieldProperties().getCheckBoxFormFieldProperties().setAutoSize(ExtendedBoolean.TRUE);
            startComplexField2.getFormFieldProperties().getCheckBoxFormFieldProperties().setChecked(ExtendedBoolean.FALSE);

            Run startComplexFieldRun2 = new Run();
            startComplexFieldRun2.add(startComplexField2);

            ComplexField separatorComplexField2 = new ComplexField();
            separatorComplexField2.setCharacterType(ComplexFieldCharacterType.SEPARATOR);

            Run separatorComplexFieldRun2 = new Run();
            separatorComplexFieldRun2.add(separatorComplexField2);

            ComplexField endComplexField2 = new ComplexField();
            endComplexField2.setCharacterType(ComplexFieldCharacterType.END);

            Run endComplexFieldRun2 = new Run();
            endComplexFieldRun2.add(endComplexField2);

            FormCheckBox formCheckBox2 = new FormCheckBox();
            FieldCode formTextFieldCode2 = new FieldCode(formCheckBox2);

            Run formCheckBoxRun2 = new Run();
            formCheckBoxRun2.add(formTextFieldCode2);

            Paragraph paragraph2 = new Paragraph();
            paragraph2.add(startComplexFieldRun2);
            paragraph2.add(formCheckBoxRun2);
            paragraph2.add(separatorComplexFieldRun2);
            paragraph2.add(endComplexFieldRun2);

            doc.getSettings().setDocumentProtection(new DocumentProtection());
            doc.getSettings().getDocumentProtection().setProtectionType(DocumentProtectionType.FORMS);

            doc.getBody().add(paragraph1);
            doc.getBody().add(new Paragraph()); //just blank paragraph to make space
            doc.getBody().add(new Paragraph()); //just blank paragraph to make space
            doc.getBody().add(paragraph2);

            doc.save("c:\\test\\output.docx", true);
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}
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