Class ExtractText


  • public final class ExtractText
    extends java.lang.Object
    This is the main program that simply parses the pdf document and transforms it into text.
    Author:
    Ben Litchfield, Tilman Hausherr
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static void main​(java.lang.String[] args)
      Infamous main method.
      void startExtraction​(java.lang.String[] args)
      Starts the text extraction.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Method Detail

      • main

        public static void main​(java.lang.String[] args)
                         throws java.io.IOException
        Infamous main method.
        Parameters:
        args - Command line arguments, should be one and a reference to a file.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if there is an error reading the document or extracting the text.
      • startExtraction

        public void startExtraction​(java.lang.String[] args)
                             throws java.io.IOException
        Starts the text extraction.
        Parameters:
        args - the commandline arguments.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if there is an error reading the document or extracting the text.