Description

Performs a search in the DocumentServer.PDF.Contents.Lines.ContentLines list using a string value, a regular expression or by performing a search in a geometric location.

Syntax

Returns a list of DocumentServer.PDF.Contents.ContentLine found based on a string.

public List<ContentLine> Find(string text);

Public Function Find(text As String) As List(Of ContentLine)

Parameter	Description
text	The string to search for in the document.

Returns a list of DocumentServer.PDF.Contents.ContentLine objects found through a regular expression.

public List<ContentLine> Find(string regex, RegexOptions options);

Public Function Find(regex As String, options As RegexOptions) As List(Of ContentLine)

Parameter	Description
regex	The regular expression that is used in the find process.
options	The regular expression options.

Returns a list of DocumentServer.PDF.Contents.ContentLine objects at a geometric location with a given radius.

public List<ContentLine> Find(PointF position, float radius = 100f, bool partially = false);

Public Function Find(position As PointF, Optional radius As Single = 100F, Optional partially As Boolean = False) As List(Of ContentLine)

Parameter	Description
position	The geometric location in the document to search for.
radius	The radius to define the search area.
partially	Specifies whether the lines have to be completely inside the given rectangle or just intersect with it.

Returns a list of DocumentServer.PDF.Contents.ContentLine objects in a given rectangle.

public List<ContentLine> Find(RectangleF rectangle, bool partially = false);

Public Function Find(rectangle As RectangleF, Optional partially As Boolean = False) As List(Of ContentLine)

Parameter	Description
rectangle	The rectangle that is used for the find process.
partially	Specifies whether the lines have to be completely inside the given rectangle or just intersect with it.

Returns a list of DocumentServer.PDF.Contents.ContentLine objects that matches the find options.

The following example searches for text and handles the returned position.

var result = lines.Find("Quarterly report", System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
Console.WriteLine($"Find result: {result}");

Dim result = lines.Find("Quarterly report", System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)
Console.WriteLine($"Find result: {result}")