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Sample Kotlin code for using PDFTron SDK to search text on PDF pages using regular expressions. The TextSearch utility class builds on functionality available in TextExtractor to simplify most common search operations. Learn more about our Kotlin PDF Library and PDF Indexed Search Library.
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package com.pdftron.android.pdfnetsdksamples.samples
import com.pdftron.android.pdfnetsdksamples.OutputListener
import com.pdftron.android.pdfnetsdksamples.PDFNetSample
import com.pdftron.android.pdfnetsdksamples.R
import com.pdftron.android.pdfnetsdksamples.util.Utils
import com.pdftron.common.PDFNetException
import com.pdftron.pdf.*
import com.pdftron.sdf.SDFDoc
import java.util.*
class TextSearchTest : PDFNetSample() {
init {
setTitle(R.string.sample_textsearch_title)
setDescription(R.string.sample_textsearch_description)
}
override fun run(outputListener: OutputListener?) {
super.run(outputListener)
mOutputListener = outputListener
mFileList.clear()
printHeader(outputListener!!)
try {
val doc = PDFDoc(Utils.getAssetTempFile(PDFNetSample.INPUT_PATH + "credit card numbers.pdf")!!.absolutePath)
doc.initSecurityHandler()
val txt_search = TextSearch()
var mode = TextSearch.e_whole_word or TextSearch.e_page_stop
val pattern = "joHn sMiTh"
//PDFDoc doesn't allow simultaneous access from different threads. If this
//document could be used from other threads (e.g., the rendering thread inside
//PDFView/PDFViewCtrl, if used), it is good practice to lock it.
//Notice: don't forget to call doc.Unlock() to avoid deadlock.
doc.lock()
//call Begin() method to initialize the text search.
txt_search.begin(doc, pattern, mode, -1, -1)
var step = 0
//call Run() method iteratively to find all matching instances.
while (true) {
val result = txt_search.run()
if (result.code == TextSearchResult.e_found) {
if (step == 0) {
//step 0: found "John Smith"
//note that, here, 'ambient_string' and 'hlts' are not written to,
//as 'e_ambient_string' and 'e_highlight' are not set.
mOutputListener!!.println(result.resultStr + "'s credit card number is: ")
//now switch to using regular expressions to find John's credit card number
mode = txt_search.mode
mode = mode or (TextSearch.e_reg_expression or TextSearch.e_highlight)
txt_search.mode = mode
val new_pattern = "\\d{4}-\\d{4}-\\d{4}-\\d{4}" //or "(\\d{4}-){3}\\d{4}"
txt_search.setPattern(new_pattern)
step = step + 1
} else if (step == 1) {
//step 1: found John's credit card number
mOutputListener!!.println(" " + result.resultStr)
//note that, here, 'hlts' is written to, as 'e_highlight' has been set.
//output the highlight info of the credit card number
val hlts = result.highlights
hlts.begin(doc)
while (hlts.hasNext()) {
mOutputListener!!.println("The current highlight is from page: " + hlts.currentPageNumber)
hlts.next()
}
//see if there is an AMEX card number
val new_pattern = "\\d{4}-\\d{6}-\\d{5}"
txt_search.setPattern(new_pattern)
step = step + 1
} else if (step == 2) {
//found an AMEX card number
mOutputListener!!.println("\nThere is an AMEX card number:")
mOutputListener!!.println(" " + result.resultStr)
//change mode to find the owner of the credit card; supposedly, the owner's
//name proceeds the number
mode = txt_search.mode
mode = mode or TextSearch.e_search_up
txt_search.mode = mode
val new_pattern = "[A-z]++ [A-z]++"
txt_search.setPattern(new_pattern)
step = step + 1
} else if (step == 3) {
//found the owner's name of the AMEX card
mOutputListener!!.println("Is the owner's name:")
mOutputListener!!.println(" " + result.resultStr + "?")
//add a link annotation based on the location of the found instance
val hlts = result.highlights
hlts.begin(doc)
while (hlts.hasNext()) {
val cur_page = doc.getPage(hlts.currentPageNumber)
val q = hlts.currentQuads
val quad_count = q.size / 8
for (i in 0 until quad_count) {
//assume each quad is an axis-aligned rectangle
val offset = 8 * i
val x1 = Math.min(Math.min(Math.min(q[offset + 0], q[offset + 2]), q[offset + 4]), q[offset + 6])
val x2 = Math.max(Math.max(Math.max(q[offset + 0], q[offset + 2]), q[offset + 4]), q[offset + 6])
val y1 = Math.min(Math.min(Math.min(q[offset + 1], q[offset + 3]), q[offset + 5]), q[offset + 7])
val y2 = Math.max(Math.max(Math.max(q[offset + 1], q[offset + 3]), q[offset + 5]), q[offset + 7])
val hyper_link = com.pdftron.pdf.annots.Link.create(doc, Rect(x1, y1, x2, y2), Action.createURI(doc, "http://www.pdftron.com"))
cur_page.annotPushBack(hyper_link)
}
hlts.next()
}
doc.save(Utils.createExternalFile("credit card numbers_linked.pdf", mFileList).absolutePath, SDFDoc.SaveMode.LINEARIZED, null)
break
}
} else if (result.code == TextSearchResult.e_page) {
//you can update your UI here, if needed
} else {
break
}
}
doc.unlock()
doc.close()
} catch (e: PDFNetException) {
mOutputListener!!.printError(e.stackTrace)
}
for (file in mFileList) {
addToFileList(file)
}
printFooter(outputListener)
}
companion object {
private var mOutputListener: OutputListener? = null
private val mFileList = ArrayList<String>()
}
}