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Class EraseMetadataRedaction


  • public class EraseMetadataRedaction
extends MetadataRedaction

    Represents a metadata redaction that erases all metadata or metadata matching specific MetadataFilters from the document.

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    The following example demonstrates how to erase (set equal to empty values) all or specific metadata. 

    try (Redactor redactor = new Redactor("C:\\sample.docx"))
 {
    // Erase Author, Manager and Company
    redactor.apply(new EraseMetadataRedaction(MetadataFilters.Author | MetadataFilters.Manager | MetadataFilters.Company));
    // Erase all metadata
    redactor.apply(new EraseMetadataRedaction(MetadataFilters.All));
    redactor.save();
 }

    • Constructor Detail

      • EraseMetadataRedaction

        public EraseMetadataRedaction()

        Initializes a new instance of EraseMetadataRedaction class, erasing all metadata.

      • EraseMetadataRedaction

        public EraseMetadataRedaction(int filter)

        Initializes a new instance of EraseMetadataRedaction class, erasing metadata, matching specific combination of MetadataFilters.

        Parameters:
        filter - Filter for metadata to erase

    • Method Detail

      • getDescription

        public String getDescription()

        Returns a string, describing the redaction and its parameters.

        Overrides:
        getDescription in class Redaction
        Returns:
        Text, containing redaction name and parameters.

      • isApplicableTo

        protected boolean isApplicableTo(MetadataItem item)

        Checks if this redaction could be applied to a given metadata item.

        Specified by:
        isApplicableTo in class MetadataRedaction
        Parameters:
        item - Metadata item
        Returns:
        True if redaction can be applied