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fdf_open_string

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(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5 < 5.3.0, PECL fdf SVN)

Read a FDF document from a string

Description

fdf_open_string(string $fdf_data): resource

Reads form data from a string.

You can use fdf_open_string() together with $HTTP_FDF_DATA to process FDF form input from a remote client.

fdf_data: The data as returned from a PDF form or created using fdf_create() and fdf_save_string().

Returns a FDF document handle, or false on error.

Accessing the form data

php

<?php
$fdf = fdf_open_string($HTTP_FDF_DATA);
/* ... */
fdf_close($fdf);
?>