PDF Search in a file
| Description | Find one or more matches of PDF text in a PDF file. |
| Jar Path | org.jpedal.examples.text.FindTextInRectangle |
How to run the code
| Windows: | java -cp %jpedalDir%/jpedal.jar org/jpedal/examples/text/FindTextInRectangle inputValues |
| MacOS X Linux: | java -cp $jpedalDir/jpedal.jar org/jpedal/examples/text/FindTextInRectangle inputValues |
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An explanation of the input values
This example expects two space delimited input values.
| First value: | The filename (including the path if needed) or a directory containing files. If it contains spaces it must be enclosed by double quotes (ie "C:/Path with spaces/"). | Second value: | This is the unicode text string to find. |
Other details/screenshot
Finds the location of the first, or every instance of a value on a page. Searching starts from the top left corner and scans down the page, left to right.
Links to related articles
Search options describes the PDF search facilities JPedal offers to developers
Getting started tutorial
SimpleViewer - includes a comprehensive PDF search function.
Additional optional libraries lists items which may be needed for some PDF files or functionality.
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