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Sample Obj-C code for using PDFTron SDK to remove potentially sensitive content within PDF documents. Using 'pdftron.PDF.Redactor' makes sure that if a portion of an image, text, or vector graphics is contained in a redaction region, that portion is destroyed and is not simply hidden with clipping or image masks. Learn more about our Obj-C PDF Library.
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// Copyright (c) 2001-2023 by Apryse Software Inc. All Rights Reserved.
// Consult legal.txt regarding legal and license information.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#import <OBJC/PDFNetOBJC.h>
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
// PDF Redactor is a separately licensable Add-on that offers options to remove
// (not just covering or obscuring) content within a region of PDF.
// With printed pages, redaction involves blacking-out or cutting-out areas of
// the printed page. With electronic documents that use formats such as PDF,
// redaction typically involves removing sensitive content within documents for
// safe distribution to courts, patent and government institutions, the media,
// customers, vendors or any other audience with restricted access to the content.
//
// The redaction process in PDFNet consists of two steps:
//
// a) Content identification: A user applies redact annotations that specify the
// pieces or regions of content that should be removed. The content for redaction
// can be identified either interactively (e.g. using 'pdftron.PDF.PDFViewCtrl'
// as shown in PDFView sample) or programmatically (e.g. using 'pdftron.PDF.TextSearch'
// or 'pdftron.PDF.TextExtractor'). Up until the next step is performed, the user
// can see, move and redefine these annotations.
// b) Content removal: Using 'pdftron.PDF.Redactor.Redact()' the user instructs
// PDFNet to apply the redact regions, after which the content in the area specified
// by the redact annotations is removed. The redaction function includes number of
// options to control the style of the redaction overlay (including color, text,
// font, border, transparency, etc.).
//
// PDFTron Redactor makes sure that if a portion of an image, text, or vector graphics
// is contained in a redaction region, that portion of the image or path data is
// destroyed and is not simply hidden with clipping or image masks. PDFNet API can also
// be used to review and remove metadata and other content that can exist in a PDF
// document, including XML Forms Architecture (XFA) content and Extensible Metadata
// Platform (XMP) content.
void Redact(NSString* input, NSString* output, PTVectorRedaction *vec, PTAppearance *app) {
PTPDFDoc *doc = [[PTPDFDoc alloc] initWithFilepath: input];
if ([doc InitSecurityHandler]) {
[PTRedactor Redact: doc red_arr: vec app: app ext_neg_mode: NO page_coord_sys: YES];
[doc SaveToFile: output flags: e_ptlinearized ];
}
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
@autoreleasepool {
int ret = 0;
[PTPDFNet Initialize: 0];
PTPDFRect * rect1 = [[PTPDFRect alloc] init];
[rect1 Set: 100 y1: 100 x2: 550 y2: 600];
PTPDFRect * rect2 = [[PTPDFRect alloc] init];
[rect2 Set: 30 y1: 30 x2: 450 y2: 450];
PTPDFRect * rect3 = [[PTPDFRect alloc] init];
[rect3 Set: 0 y1: 0 x2: 100 y2: 100];
PTPDFRect * rect4 = [[PTPDFRect alloc] init];
[rect4 Set: 100 y1: 100 x2: 200 y2: 200];
PTPDFRect * rect5 = [[PTPDFRect alloc] init];
[rect5 Set: 300 y1: 300 x2: 400 y2: 400];
PTPDFRect * rect6 = [[PTPDFRect alloc] init];
[rect6 Set: 500 y1: 500 x2: 600 y2: 600];
PTPDFRect * rect7 = [[PTPDFRect alloc] init];
[rect7 Set: 0 y1: 0 x2: 700 y2: 20];
PTVectorRedaction *vec = [[PTVectorRedaction alloc] init];
[vec add: [[PTRedaction alloc] initWithPage_num: 1 bbox: rect1 negative: NO text: @"Top Secret"]];
[vec add: [[PTRedaction alloc] initWithPage_num: 2 bbox: rect2 negative: YES text: @"Negative Redaction"]];
[vec add: [[PTRedaction alloc] initWithPage_num: 2 bbox: rect3 negative: NO text: @"Positive"]];
[vec add: [[PTRedaction alloc] initWithPage_num: 2 bbox: rect4 negative: NO text: @"Positive"]];
[vec add: [[PTRedaction alloc] initWithPage_num: 2 bbox: rect5 negative: NO text: @""]];
[vec add: [[PTRedaction alloc] initWithPage_num: 2 bbox: rect6 negative: NO text: @""]];
[vec add: [[PTRedaction alloc] initWithPage_num: 3 bbox: rect7 negative: NO text: @""]];
PTAppearance *app = [[PTAppearance alloc] init];
[app setRedactionOverlay: YES];
[app setBorder: NO];
[app setShowRedactedContentRegions: YES];
Redact(@"../../TestFiles/newsletter.pdf", @"../../TestFiles/Output/redacted.pdf", vec, app);
NSLog(@"Done...");
[PTPDFNet Terminate: 0];
return ret;
}
}