GetCharacterConfidence Method (GdPictureOCR)
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Returns the confidence of the specified character, that is a part of a specified OCR result.
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function GetCharacterConfidence( _
ByVal As String, _
ByVal As Integer _
) As Single
public float GetCharacterConfidence(
string ,
int
)
public function GetCharacterConfidence(
: String;
: Integer
): Single;
public function GetCharacterConfidence(
: String,
: int
) : float;
public: float GetCharacterConfidence(
string* ,
int
)
public:
float GetCharacterConfidence(
String^ ,
int
)
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 confidence of the specified character in the range [0 - 100]. Please always use the
GdPictureOCR.GetStat method to determine if this method has been successful.
Example
How to find out the confidence of the character recognized by the OCR.
Dim caption As String = "Example: GetCharacterConfidence"
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.OCRContextDocument
gdpictureOCR.CharacterSet = "@"
'Run the OCR process to recognize the character.
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() + vbCrLf
Dim left As Integer = 0, top As Integer = 0
For i As Integer = 0 To charCount - 1
message = message + " The confidence of the character nr. " + i.ToString() + " is: " + gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterConfidence(resID, i).ToString()
left = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterLeft(resID, i)
top = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterTop(resID, i)
If gdpicturePDF.DrawRectangle(left, top, gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterRight(resID, i) - left, gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterBottom(resID, i) - top, False, True) = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
message = message + " Drawn: yes" + vbCrLf
Else
message = message + " Drawn: no" + vbCrLf
End If
Next
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: GetCharacterConfidence";
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.OCRContextDocument;
gdpictureOCR.CharacterSet = "@";
//Run the OCR process to recognize the character.
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() + "\n";
int left = 0, top = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < charCount; i++)
{
message = message + " The confidence of the character nr. " + i.ToString() + " is: " + gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterConfidence(resID, i).ToString();
left = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterLeft(resID, i);
top = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterTop(resID, i);
if (gdpicturePDF.DrawRectangle(left, top, gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterRight(resID, i) - left, gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterBottom(resID, i) - 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();
Example
How to find out the confidence of the character recognized by the OCR.
Dim caption As String = "Example: GetCharacterConfidence"
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.OCRContextDocument
gdpictureOCR.CharacterSet = "@"
'Run the OCR process to recognize the character.
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() + vbCrLf
Dim left As Integer = 0, top As Integer = 0
For i As Integer = 0 To charCount - 1
message = message + " The confidence of the character nr. " + i.ToString() + " is: " + gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterConfidence(resID, i).ToString()
left = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterLeft(resID, i)
top = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterTop(resID, i)
If gdpicturePDF.DrawRectangle(left, top, gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterRight(resID, i) - left, gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterBottom(resID, i) - top, False, True) = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
message = message + " Drawn: yes" + vbCrLf
Else
message = message + " Drawn: no" + vbCrLf
End If
Next
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: GetCharacterConfidence";
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.OCRContextDocument;
gdpictureOCR.CharacterSet = "@";
//Run the OCR process to recognize the character.
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() + "\n";
int left = 0, top = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < charCount; i++)
{
message = message + " The confidence of the character nr. " + i.ToString() + " is: " + gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterConfidence(resID, i).ToString();
left = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterLeft(resID, i);
top = gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterTop(resID, i);
if (gdpicturePDF.DrawRectangle(left, top, gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterRight(resID, i) - left, gdpictureOCR.GetCharacterBottom(resID, i) - 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();
See Also