ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – C# – Remove Text from PDF with PDF Extractor SDK

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ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – C# – Remove Text from PDF with PDF Extractor SDK

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How to remove text from PDF with PDF extractor SDK in C# using ByteScout Data Extraction Suite

This code in C# shows how to remove text from PDF with PDF extractor SDK with this how to tutorial

This sample source code below will display you how to remove text from PDF with PDF extractor SDK in C#. ByteScout Data Extraction Suite is the bundle that includes three SDK tools for data extraction from PDF, scans, images and from spreadsheets: PDF Extractor SDK, Data Extraction SDK, Barcode Reader SDK and you can use it to remove text from PDF with PDF extractor SDK with C#.

The SDK samples given below describe how to quickly make your application do remove text from PDF with PDF extractor SDK in C# with the help of ByteScout Data Extraction Suite. Simply copy and paste in your C# project or application you and then run your app! This basic programming language sample code for C# will do the whole work for you to remove text from PDF with PDF extractor SDK.

Trial version of ByteScout Data Extraction Suite is available for free. Source code samples are included to help you with your C# app.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using System.Drawing;
using Bytescout.PDFExtractor;

namespace RemoveText
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Create Bytescout.PDFExtractor.Remover instance
            Remover remover = new Remover("demo", "demo");

            // Load sample PDF document
            remover.LoadDocumentFromFile(@"sample1.pdf");

            // Remove text "LOREM IPSUM" and save edited document as "result1.pdf".
            // NOTE: The removed text might be larger than the search string. Currently the Remover deletes 
            // the whole PDF text object containing the search string.
            remover.RemoveText(0, "LOREM IPSUM", true, @"result1.pdf");

            // Remove text objects contained in the specified rectangle or intersecting with it.
            // NOTE: The removed text might be larger than the specified rectangle. Currently the Remover is unable 
            // to split PDF text objects.
            remover.RemoveText(0, new RectangleF(74f, 550f, 489f, 67f), @"result2.pdf");

            // Remove text object contained in the specified point.
            // NOTE: The removed text might be larger than a word in the specified point. Currently the Remover is able 
            // to remove only the whole PDF text object containing the word.
            remover.RemoveText(0, new PointF(121f, 230f), @"result3.pdf");
            
            // Clean up.
            remover.Dispose();
        }
    }
}