Extract hyperlinks from document page area

GroupDocs.Parser provides the functionality to extract hyperlinks from a document page area by the getHyperlinks(PageAreaOptions) and getHyperlinks(int, PageAreaOptions) methods:

parser.getHyperlinks(options)            // returns Iterable<PageHyperlinkArea>
parser.getHyperlinks(pageIndex, options) // returns Iterable<PageHyperlinkArea>

These methods return a Java Iterable collection of PageHyperlinkArea objects:

MemberDescription
getPage()The page that contains the hyperlink.
getRectangle()The rectangular area on the page that contains the hyperlink.
getText()The hyperlink text.
getUrl()The hyperlink URL.

Here are the steps to extract hyperlinks from the document page area:

  • Instantiate the Parser object for the initial document;
  • Check if the document supports hyperlink extraction;
  • Instantiate PageAreaOptions with the rectangular area;
  • Call the getHyperlinks(PageAreaOptions) method and obtain the collection of PageHyperlinkArea objects;
  • Iterate through the collection and get a hyperlink text and URL.

The following example shows how to extract hyperlinks from the document page area:

const groupdocs = require('@groupdocs/groupdocs.parser');

// Create an instance of Parser class
const parser = new groupdocs.Parser('Hyperlinks.pdf');
try {
  // Check if the document supports hyperlink extraction
  if (!parser.getFeatures().isHyperlinks()) {
    console.log("Document doesn't support hyperlink extraction.");
  } else {
    // Create the options which are used for hyperlink extraction
    const options = new groupdocs.PageAreaOptions(
      new groupdocs.Rectangle(new groupdocs.Point(380, 90), new groupdocs.Size(150, 50)));
    // Extract hyperlinks from the document page area
    const it = parser.getHyperlinks(options).iterator();
    // Iterate over hyperlinks
    while (it.hasNext()) {
      const h = it.next();
      // Print the hyperlink text
      console.log(h.getText());
      // Print the hyperlink URL
      console.log(h.getUrl());
      console.log();
    }
  }
} finally {
  parser.close();
}
process.exit(0);

The output for Hyperlinks.pdf:

pharetra nonummy
http://link11/

Maecenas odio
http://link21/

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