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# Class DataExtractionModule

static interface to Apryse SDKs data extraction functionality

##### Inheritance

object
DataExtractionModule

##### Inherited Members

object.Equals(object)
object.Equals(object, object)
object.GetHashCode()
object.GetType()
object.MemberwiseClone()
object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)
object.ToString()

###### Namespace: pdftron.PDF

###### Assembly: PDFTronDotNet.dll

##### Syntax

    public static class DataExtractionModule

### Methods

#### DetectAndAddFormFieldsToPDF(PDFDoc)

##### Declaration

    public static void DetectAndAddFormFieldsToPDF(PDFDoc doc)

##### Parameters

Type | Name | Description
--- | --- | ---
PDFDoc | doc |

#### DetectAndAddFormFieldsToPDF(PDFDoc, DataExtractionOptions)

##### Declaration

    public static void DetectAndAddFormFieldsToPDF(PDFDoc doc, DataExtractionOptions options)

##### Parameters

Type | Name | Description
--- | --- | ---
PDFDoc | doc |
DataExtractionOptions | options |

#### ExtractData(string, string, DataExtractionEngine)

Perform data extraction on a PDF file using the specified engine. Note: The FormKeyValue engine is experimental and subject to change.

##### Declaration

    public static void ExtractData(string input_pdf_file, string output_json_file, DataExtractionModule.DataExtractionEngine engine)

##### Parameters

Type | Name | Description
--- | --- | ---
string | input_pdf_file | The source document filename
string | output_json_file | The resulting JSON filename
DataExtractionModule.DataExtractionEngine | engine | The extraction engine

#### ExtractData(string, string, DataExtractionEngine, DataExtractionOptions)

Perform data extraction on a PDF file using the specified engine. Note: The FormKeyValue engine is experimental and subject to change.

##### Declaration

    public static void ExtractData(string input_pdf_file, string output_json_file, DataExtractionModule.DataExtractionEngine engine, DataExtractionOptions options)

##### Parameters

Type | Name | Description
--- | --- | ---
string | input_pdf_file | The source document filename
string | output_json_file | The resulting JSON filename
DataExtractionModule.DataExtractionEngine | engine | The extraction engine
DataExtractionOptions | options | Data extraction options

#### ExtractData(string, DataExtractionEngine)

Perform data extraction on a PDF file using the specified engine and return the resulting JSON string. Note: The FormKeyValue engine is experimental and subject to change.

##### Declaration

    public static string ExtractData(string input_pdf_file, DataExtractionModule.DataExtractionEngine engine)

##### Parameters

Type | Name | Description
--- | --- | ---
string | input_pdf_file | The source document filename
DataExtractionModule.DataExtractionEngine | engine | The extraction engine

##### Returns

Type | Description
--- | ---
string | JSON string representing the extracted results

#### ExtractData(string, DataExtractionEngine, DataExtractionOptions)

Perform data extraction on a PDF file using the specified engine and return the resulting JSON string. Note: The FormKeyValue engine is experimental and subject to change.

##### Declaration

    public static string ExtractData(string input_pdf_file, DataExtractionModule.DataExtractionEngine engine, DataExtractionOptions options)

##### Parameters

Type | Name | Description
--- | --- | ---
string | input_pdf_file | The source document filename
DataExtractionModule.DataExtractionEngine | engine | The extraction engine
DataExtractionOptions | options | Data extraction options

##### Returns

Type | Description
--- | ---
string | JSON string representing the extracted results

#### ExtractToXLSX(string, string)

Perform data extraction on a PDF in XLSX output format.

##### Declaration

    public static void ExtractToXLSX(string input_pdf_file, string output_xlsx_file)

##### Parameters

Type | Name | Description
--- | --- | ---
string | input_pdf_file | The source document filename
string | output_xlsx_file | The resulting XLSX filename

#### ExtractToXLSX(string, string, DataExtractionOptions)

Perform data extraction on a PDF in XLSX output format.

##### Declaration

    public static void ExtractToXLSX(string input_pdf_file, string output_xlsx_file, DataExtractionOptions options)

##### Parameters

Type | Name | Description
--- | --- | ---
string | input_pdf_file | The source document filename
string | output_xlsx_file | The resulting XLSX filename
DataExtractionOptions | options | Data extraction options

#### ExtractToXLSX(string, Filter)

Perform data extraction on a PDF in XLSX output format.

##### Declaration

    public static void ExtractToXLSX(string input_pdf_file, Filter output_xlsx_stream)

##### Parameters

Type | Name | Description
--- | --- | ---
string | input_pdf_file | The source document filename
Filter | output_xlsx_stream | The resulting XLSX filter

#### ExtractToXLSX(string, Filter, DataExtractionOptions)

Perform data extraction on a PDF in XLSX output format.

##### Declaration

    public static void ExtractToXLSX(string input_pdf_file, Filter output_xlsx_stream, DataExtractionOptions options)

##### Parameters

Type | Name | Description
--- | --- | ---
string | input_pdf_file | The source document filename
Filter | output_xlsx_stream | The resulting XLSX filter
DataExtractionOptions | options | Data extraction options

#### IsModuleAvailable(DataExtractionEngine)

Find out whether the specified data extraction module is available (and licensed).

##### Declaration

    public static bool IsModuleAvailable(DataExtractionModule.DataExtractionEngine engine)

##### Parameters

Type | Name | Description
--- | --- | ---
DataExtractionModule.DataExtractionEngine | engine | The extraction engine

##### Returns

Type | Description
--- | ---
bool | returns true if data extraction operations can be performed