SimpleTextExtractingPdfContentStreamProcessor

java.lang.Object
- com.aowagie.text.pdf.parser.PdfContentStreamProcessor
- - com.aowagie.text.pdf.parser.SimpleTextExtractingPdfContentStreamProcessor

class SimpleTextExtractingPdfContentStreamProcessor
extends PdfContentStreamProcessor

A simple text extraction processor.

Since:: 2.1.4

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`private Matrix`	`lastEndingTextMatrix`	keeps track of a text matrix.
`private Matrix`	`lastTextLineMatrix`	keeps track of a text matrix.
`private java.lang.StringBuffer`	`result`	The StringBuffer used to write the resulting String.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SimpleTextExtractingPdfContentStreamProcessor()
Creates a new text extraction processor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`displayText(java.lang.String text, Matrix endingTextMatrix)`	Writes text to the result.
`java.lang.String`	`getResultantText()`	Returns the result so far.
`void`	`reset()`	Resets the graphics state stack, matrices and resources.

Methods inherited from class com.aowagie.text.pdf.parser.PdfContentStreamProcessor
getCurrentTextLineMatrix, getCurrentTextMatrix, gs, processContent

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

- Field Detail
  - lastTextLineMatrix
```
private Matrix lastTextLineMatrix
```
    keeps track of a text matrix.
  - lastEndingTextMatrix
```
private Matrix lastEndingTextMatrix
```
    keeps track of a text matrix.
  - result
```
private java.lang.StringBuffer result
```
    The StringBuffer used to write the resulting String.
- Constructor Detail
  - SimpleTextExtractingPdfContentStreamProcessor
```
public SimpleTextExtractingPdfContentStreamProcessor()
```
    Creates a new text extraction processor.
- Method Detail
  - reset
```
public void reset()
```
    Description copied from class: PdfContentStreamProcessor
    
    Resets the graphics state stack, matrices and resources.
    
    Overrides:
    
    reset in class PdfContentStreamProcessor
  - getResultantText
```
public java.lang.String getResultantText()
```
    Returns the result so far.
    
    Returns:
    
    a String with the resulting text.
  - displayText
```
public void displayText(java.lang.String text,
                        Matrix endingTextMatrix)
```
    Writes text to the result.
    
    Specified by:
    
    displayText in class PdfContentStreamProcessor
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - The text that needs to be displayed
    
    endingTextMatrix - a text matrix
    
    See Also:
    
    PdfContentStreamProcessor.displayText(java.lang.String, com.aowagie.text.pdf.parser.Matrix)