com.itextpdf.pdfocr

Class TextInfo

java.lang.Object

com.itextpdf.pdfocr.TextInfo

public class TextInfo
extends Object

This class describes how recognized text is positioned on the image providing bbox for each text item (could be a line or a word).

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TextInfo() Creates a new TextInfo instance.
TextInfo(String text, com.itextpdf.kernel.geom.Rectangle bbox) Creates a new TextInfo instance.
TextInfo(TextInfo textInfo) Creates a new TextInfo instance from existing one.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
com.itextpdf.kernel.geom.Rectangle	getBboxRect() Gets bbox coordinates.
LogicalStructureTreeItem	getLogicalStructureTreeItem() Retrieves structure tree item for the text item.
String	getText() Gets text element.
void	setBboxRect(com.itextpdf.kernel.geom.Rectangle bbox) Sets text bbox.
void	setLogicalStructureTreeItem(LogicalStructureTreeItem logicalStructureTreeItem) Sets logical structure tree parent item for the text info.
void	setText(String newText) Sets text element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TextInfo

public TextInfo()

Creates a new TextInfo instance.

TextInfo

public TextInfo(TextInfo textInfo)

Creates a new TextInfo instance from existing one.

Parameters:

textInfo - to create from

TextInfo

public TextInfo(String text,
                com.itextpdf.kernel.geom.Rectangle bbox)

Creates a new TextInfo instance.

Parameters:

text - any text

bbox - Rectangle describing text bbox

Method Detail

getText

public String getText()

Gets text element.

Returns:

String

setText

public void setText(String newText)

Sets text element.

Parameters:

newText - retrieved text

getBboxRect

public com.itextpdf.kernel.geom.Rectangle getBboxRect()

Gets bbox coordinates.

Returns:

Rectangle describing text bbox

setBboxRect

public void setBboxRect(com.itextpdf.kernel.geom.Rectangle bbox)

Sets text bbox.

Parameters:

bbox - Rectangle describing text bbox

getLogicalStructureTreeItem

public LogicalStructureTreeItem getLogicalStructureTreeItem()

Retrieves structure tree item for the text item.

Returns:

structure tree item.

setLogicalStructureTreeItem

public void setLogicalStructureTreeItem(LogicalStructureTreeItem logicalStructureTreeItem)

Sets logical structure tree parent item for the text info. It allows to organize text chunks into logical hierarchy, e.g. specify document paragraphs, tables, etc.

If LogicalStructureTreeItem is set, then the list of TextInfos in IOcrEngine.doImageOcr(java.io.File) return value is expected to be in logical order.

Parameters:

logicalStructureTreeItem - structure tree item.