com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.canvas.parser

Class PdfTextExtractor

java.lang.Object

com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.canvas.parser.PdfTextExtractor

public final class PdfTextExtractor
extends Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	getTextFromPage(PdfPage page) Extract text from a specified page using the default strategy.
static String	getTextFromPage(PdfPage page, ITextExtractionStrategy strategy) Extract text from a specified page using an extraction strategy.
static String	getTextFromPage(PdfPage page, ITextExtractionStrategy strategy, Map<String,IContentOperator> additionalContentOperators) Extract text from a specified page using an extraction strategy.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getTextFromPage

public static String getTextFromPage(PdfPage page,
                                     ITextExtractionStrategy strategy,
                                     Map<String,IContentOperator> additionalContentOperators)

Extract text from a specified page using an extraction strategy. Also allows registration of custom IContentOperators that can influence how (and whether or not) the PDF instructions will be parsed. Extraction strategy must be passed as a new object for every single page.

Parameters:

page - the page for the text to be extracted from

strategy - the strategy to use for extracting text

additionalContentOperators - an optional map of custom IContentOperators for rendering instructions

Returns:

the extracted text

getTextFromPage

public static String getTextFromPage(PdfPage page,
                                     ITextExtractionStrategy strategy)

Extract text from a specified page using an extraction strategy. Extraction strategy must be passed as a new object for every single page.

Parameters:

page - the page for the text to be extracted from

strategy - the strategy to use for extracting text

Returns:

the extracted text

getTextFromPage

public static String getTextFromPage(PdfPage page)

Extract text from a specified page using the default strategy. Node: the default strategy is subject to change. If using a specific strategy is important, please use getTextFromPage(PdfPage, ITextExtractionStrategy).

Parameters:

page - the page for the text to be extracted from

Returns:

the extracted text