Class 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 StringBuffer	result	The StringBuffer used to write the resulting String.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SimpleTextExtractingPdfContentStreamProcessor()	Creates a new text extraction processor.

Method Summary

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

Methods inherited from class PdfContentStreamProcessor

getCurrentTextLineMatrix, getCurrentTextMatrix, gs, processContent

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Field Details

lastTextLineMatrix

private Matrix lastTextLineMatrix

keeps track of a text matrix.

lastEndingTextMatrix

private Matrix lastEndingTextMatrix

keeps track of a text matrix.

result

private StringBuffer result

The StringBuffer used to write the resulting String.

Constructor Details

SimpleTextExtractingPdfContentStreamProcessor

public SimpleTextExtractingPdfContentStreamProcessor()

Creates a new text extraction processor.

Method Details

reset

public void reset()

Description copied from class: PdfContentStreamProcessor

Resets the graphics state stack, matrices and resources.

Overrides:

reset in class PdfContentStreamProcessor

getResultantText

public String getResultantText()

Returns the result so far.

Returns:

a String with the resulting text.

displayText

public void displayText(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)