GetCharacterValue Method (GdPictureOCR)
Gets the value of the specified character, that is a part of a specified OCR result.
public char GetCharacterValue(
string ,
int
)
public function GetCharacterValue(
: String;
: Integer
): Char;
public function GetCharacterValue(
: String,
: int
) : char;
public: char GetCharacterValue(
string* ,
int
)
public:
char GetCharacterValue(
String^ ,
int
)
'Declaration
Public Function GetCharacterValue( _
ByVal As String, _
ByVal As Integer _
) As Char
Parameters
- OCRResultID
- The unique result identifier of the executed OCR process obtained by the GdPictureOCR.RunOCR method.
- CharacterIdx
- The 0-based index of the character within the specified OCR result. It must be a value between 0 and GetCharacterCount(OCRResultID) - 1.
Return Value
The value of the specified character. Please always use the
GdPictureOCR.GetStat method to determine if this method has been successful.
How to find out the number of recognized characters within the OCR result and some of the character's properties.
Dim caption As String = "Example: GetCharacterValue"
Dim gdpictureOCR As GdPictureOCR = New GdPictureOCR
Dim gdpicturePDF As GdPicturePDF = New GdPicturePDF
'Load the PDF document.
If gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("input.pdf", False) = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
'Select the first page.
gdpicturePDF.SelectPage(1)
'Render this page to a 200 DPI image.
Dim image As Integer = gdpicturePDF.RenderPageToGdPictureImage(200, True)
If gdpicturePDF.GetStat = GdPictureStatus.OK AndAlso
gdpictureOCR.SetImage(image) = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
'Setting up the image is mandatory.
'Set the New origin for better coordinates handling.
gdpicturePDF.SetOrigin(PdfOrigin.PdfOriginTopLeft)
gdpicturePDF.SetLineColor(Color.Orchid)
gdpicturePDF.SetLineWidth(2)
'Set up the OCR parameters.
gdpictureOCR.ResourcesFolder = "C:\Path\To\GdPicture.NET 14\Redist\OCR"
gdpictureOCR.AddLanguage(OCRLanguage.English)
gdpictureOCR.OCRMode = OCRMode.FavorAccuracy
'Set up the OCR context and the character list.
gdpictureOCR.Context = OCRContext.OCRContextSingleLine
gdpictureOCR.CharacterSet = "0123456789"
'Set up the area to be processed by the OCR.
gdpictureOCR.SetROI(100, 100, 200, 50)
'Run the OCR process to recognize the phone number.
Dim resID As String = gdpictureOCR.RunOCR()
If gdpictureOCR.GetStat = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
Dim charCount As Integer = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterCount(resID)
If gdpictureOCR.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
Dim message As String = "The number of recognized characters: " + charCount.ToString()
Dim phonenumber As String = ""
Dim left As Integer = 0, right As Integer = 0, top As Integer = 0, bottom As Integer = 0
For i As Integer = 0 To charCount - 1
phonenumber = phonenumber + gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterValue(resID, i)
If i = 0 Then
left = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterLeft(resID, i)
top = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterTop(resID, i)
End If
If i = charCount - 1 Then
right = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterRight(resID, i)
bottom = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterBottom(resID, i)
End If
Next
message = message + vbCrLf + "The phone number is: " + phonenumber
If gdpicturePDF.DrawRectangle(left, top, right - left, bottom - top, False, True) = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
message = message + " Drawn: yes" + vbCrLf
Else
message = message + " Drawn: no" + vbCrLf
End If
MessageBox.Show(message, caption)
'Continue with analyzing the result ...
'Save the page with drawn recognized phone number to the new PDF document.
If gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile("output.pdf") = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
MessageBox.Show("Done!", caption)
Else
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be saved. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("The GetCharacterCount() method has failed with the status: " + gdpictureOCR.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("The error occurred when running the OCR. Status: " + gdpictureOCR.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
'Release the image.
GdPictureDocumentUtilities.DisposeImage(image)
Else
MessageBox.Show("The error occurred when creating or setting up the image. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString() + "/" + gdpictureOCR.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
'Close the document.
gdpicturePDF.CloseDocument()
Else
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
'Release resources.
gdpictureOCR.ReleaseOCRResults()
gdpictureOCR.Dispose()
gdpicturePDF.Dispose()
string caption = "Example: GetCharacterValue";
GdPictureOCR gdpictureOCR = new GdPictureOCR();
GdPicturePDF gdpicturePDF = new GdPicturePDF();
//Load the PDF document.
if (gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("input.pdf", false) == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
//Select the first page.
gdpicturePDF.SelectPage(1);
//Render this page to a 200 DPI image.
int image = gdpicturePDF.RenderPageToGdPictureImage(200, true);
if ((gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK) &&
(gdpictureOCR.SetImage(image) == GdPictureStatus.OK)) //Setting up the image is mandatory.
{
//Set the new origin for better coordinates handling.
gdpicturePDF.SetOrigin(PdfOrigin.PdfOriginTopLeft);
gdpicturePDF.SetLineColor(Color.Orchid);
gdpicturePDF.SetLineWidth(2);
//Set up the OCR parameters.
gdpictureOCR.ResourcesFolder = "C:\\Path\\To\\GdPicture.NET 14\\Redist\\OCR";
gdpictureOCR.AddLanguage(OCRLanguage.English);
gdpictureOCR.OCRMode = OCRMode.FavorAccuracy;
//Set up the OCR context and the character list.
gdpictureOCR.Context = OCRContext.OCRContextSingleLine;
gdpictureOCR.CharacterSet = "0123456789";
//Set up the area to be processed by the OCR.
gdpictureOCR.SetROI(100, 100, 200, 50);
//Run the OCR process to recognize the phone number.
string resID = gdpictureOCR.RunOCR();
if (gdpictureOCR.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
int charCount = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterCount(resID);
if (gdpictureOCR.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
string message = "The number of recognized characters: " + charCount.ToString();
string phonenumber = "";
int left = 0, right = 0, top = 0, bottom = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < charCount; i++)
{
phonenumber = phonenumber + gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterValue(resID, i);
if (i == 0)
{
left = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterLeft(resID, i);
top = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterTop(resID, i);
}
if (i == charCount - 1)
{
right = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterRight(resID, i);
bottom = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterBottom(resID, i);
}
}
message = message + "\nThe phone number is: " + phonenumber;
if (gdpicturePDF.DrawRectangle(left, top, right - left, bottom - top, false, true) == GdPictureStatus.OK)
message = message + " Drawn: yes\n";
else
message = message + " Drawn: no\n";
MessageBox.Show(message, caption);
//Continue with analyzing the result ...
//Save the page with drawn recognized phone number to the new PDF document.
if (gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile("output.pdf") == GdPictureStatus.OK)
MessageBox.Show("Done!", caption);
else
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be saved. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The GetCharacterCount() method has failed with the status: " + gdpictureOCR.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The error occurred when running the OCR. Status: " + gdpictureOCR.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
//Release the image.
GdPictureDocumentUtilities.DisposeImage(image);
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The error occurred when creating or setting up the image. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString() + "/" + gdpictureOCR.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
//Close the document.
gdpicturePDF.CloseDocument();
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
//Release resources.
gdpictureOCR.ReleaseOCRResults();
gdpictureOCR.Dispose();
gdpicturePDF.Dispose();
