Class TextParser

A class to query the text on a page. Text lines end with CRLF (\r\n).

Inheritance

System.Object

TextParser

Namespace: PSPDFKit.Pdf

Assembly: PSPDFKit.dll

Syntax

public sealed class TextParser

Methods

GetGlyphsAsync()

Gets the glyphs on page in reading order.

Declaration

public IAsyncOperation<IList<Glyph>> GetGlyphsAsync()

Returns

Type	Description
Windows.Foundation.IAsyncOperation<System.Collections.Generic.IList<Glyph>>	A List of Glyphs.

GetTextAsync()

Gets the text on page.

Declaration

public IAsyncOperation<IList<TextBlock>> GetTextAsync()

Returns

Type	Description
Windows.Foundation.IAsyncOperation<System.Collections.Generic.IList<TextBlock>>	A List of TextBlocks.

GetTextBlocksForRectsAsync(IEnumerable<Rect>)

Gets a TextBlocks for each Rect on the page.

Declaration

public IAsyncOperation<IList<TextBlock>> GetTextBlocksForRectsAsync(IEnumerable<Rect> rects)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<Rect>	rects	The rect that bounds the text on the page.

Returns

Type	Description
Windows.Foundation.IAsyncOperation<System.Collections.Generic.IList<TextBlock>>

GetTextForRectsAsync(IEnumerable<Rect>)

Gets the text bounded by the union of the supplied Rects.

Declaration

public IAsyncOperation<string> GetTextForRectsAsync(IEnumerable<Rect> rects)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<Rect>	rects	The rects that bound the text on the page.

Returns

Type	Description
Windows.Foundation.IAsyncOperation<System.String>

WordsFromGlyphs(IList<Glyph>, Boolean)

Calculate Words from a list of Glyphs.

Declaration

public static IList<Word> WordsFromGlyphs(IList<Glyph> glyphs, bool trimPunctuation)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IList<Glyph>	glyphs	The glyphs to convert to Words.
System.Boolean	trimPunctuation	Trim leading and trailing punctuation glyphs.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IList<Word>	A list of Words.