Class OCRModule

static interface to PDFTron SDKs OCR functionality

Inheritance

object

OCRModule

Inherited Members

object.ToString()

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

Namespace: pdftron.PDF

Assembly: PDFNet.dll

Syntax

public sealed class OCRModule

Constructors

OCRModule()

Declaration

public OCRModule()

Methods

ApplyOCRJsonToPDF(PDFDoc, string)

Add hidden text layer to a PDF consisting of raster image(s).

Declaration

public static void ApplyOCRJsonToPDF(PDFDoc dst, string json)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PDFDoc	dst	The source and destination document
string	json	JSON representing OCR results

ApplyOCRXmlToPDF(PDFDoc, string)

Add hidden text layer to a PDF consisting of raster image(s).

Declaration

public static void ApplyOCRXmlToPDF(PDFDoc dst, string xml)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PDFDoc	dst	The source and destination document
string	xml	XML representing OCR results

GetOCRJsonFromImage(PDFDoc, string, OCROptions)

Perform OCR on an image and return resulting JSON string. Side effect: source image is converted to PDF and stored in the destination document.

Declaration

public static string GetOCRJsonFromImage(PDFDoc dst, string src, OCROptions options)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PDFDoc	dst	The destination document
string	src	The path to the input image
OCROptions	options	OCR options (optional)

Returns

Type	Description
string	JSON string representing OCR results

GetOCRJsonFromPDF(PDFDoc, OCROptions)

Perform OCR on a PDF and return resulting JSON string.

Declaration

public static string GetOCRJsonFromPDF(PDFDoc src, OCROptions options)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PDFDoc	src	The source document
OCROptions	options	OCR options (optional)

Returns

Type	Description
string	JSON string representing OCR results

GetOCRXmlFromImage(PDFDoc, string, OCROptions)

Perform OCR on an image and return resulting XML string. Side effect: source image is converted to PDF and stored in the destination document.

Declaration

public static string GetOCRXmlFromImage(PDFDoc dst, string src, OCROptions options)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PDFDoc	dst	The destination document
string	src	The path to the input image
OCROptions	options	OCR options (optional)

Returns

Type	Description
string	XML string representing OCR results

GetOCRXmlFromPDF(PDFDoc, OCROptions)

Perform OCR on a PDF and return resulting XML string.

Declaration

public static string GetOCRXmlFromPDF(PDFDoc src, OCROptions options)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PDFDoc	src	The source document
OCROptions	options	OCR options (optional)

Returns

Type	Description
string	XML string representing OCR results

ImageToPDF(PDFDoc, string, OCROptions)

Convert an image to a PDF with searchable text.

Declaration

public static void ImageToPDF(PDFDoc dst, string src, OCROptions options)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PDFDoc	dst	The destination document
string	src	The path to the input image
OCROptions	options	OCR options (optional)

IsIRISModuleAvailable()

Find out whether the IRIS OCR module is available.

Declaration

public static bool IsIRISModuleAvailable()

Returns

Type	Description
bool	returns true if the IRIS OCR module has been located.

IsModuleAvailable()

Find out whether the OCR module is available.

Declaration

public static bool IsModuleAvailable()

Returns

Type	Description
bool	returns true if OCR operations can be performed

ProcessPDF(PDFDoc, OCROptions)

Add searchable and selectable text to a PDF.

Declaration

public static void ProcessPDF(PDFDoc dst, OCROptions options)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PDFDoc	dst	The source and destination document
OCROptions	options	OCR options (optional)