Method GetChars

Namespace

BitMiracle.Docotic.Pdf

Assembly

BitMiracle.Docotic.Pdf.dll

GetChars()

Retrieves collection of all characters drawn on the page with their bounding rectangles.

public PdfCollection<PdfTextData> GetChars()

Returns

PdfCollection<PdfTextData>

Collection of all characters drawn on the page with their bounding rectangles.

Remarks

You can check the following conditions to detect whether an extracted character is visible on the page:

• Layer should be absent or visible.
• RenderingMode should not be equal to NeitherFillNorStroke or AddToPath.
• Bounds should fit into the corresponding ClipRegion. You can use IsVisible(PdfRectangle) method for this check.
• If you know the background color of the page, then you may check that the character color is different. You can use Brush and/or Pen properties depending on the RenderingMode.

Read the Extract detailed text information for an example of using text data.