using IronOcr;
using IronSoftware.Drawing;
// We can delve deep into OCR results as an object model of
// Pages, Barcodes, Paragraphs, Lines, Words and Characters
// This allows us to explore, export and draw OCR content using other APIs/
var ocrTesseract = new IronTesseract();
ocrTesseract.Configuration.ReadBarCodes = true;
using var ocrInput = new OcrInput();
var pages = new int[] { 1, 2 };
ocrInput.LoadImageFrames("example.tiff", pages);
OcrResult ocrResult = ocrTesseract.Read(ocrInput);
foreach (var page in ocrResult.Pages)
{
// Page object
int PageNumber = page.PageNumber;
string PageText = page.Text;
int PageWordCount = page.WordCount;
// null if we dont set Ocr.Configuration.ReadBarCodes = true;
OcrResult.Barcode[] Barcodes = page.Barcodes;
AnyBitmap PageImage = page.ToBitmap(ocrInput);
double PageWidth = page.Width;
double PageHeight = page.Height;
double PageRotation = page.Rotation; // angular correction in degrees from OcrInput.Deskew()
foreach (var paragraph in page.Paragraphs)
{
// Pages -> Paragraphs
int ParagraphNumber = paragraph.ParagraphNumber;
string ParagraphText = paragraph.Text;
AnyBitmap ParagraphImage = paragraph.ToBitmap(ocrInput);
int ParagraphX_location = paragraph.X;
int ParagraphY_location = paragraph.Y;
int ParagraphWidth = paragraph.Width;
int ParagraphHeight = paragraph.Height;
double ParagraphOcrAccuracy = paragraph.Confidence;
OcrResult.TextFlow paragrapthText_direction = paragraph.TextDirection;
foreach (var line in paragraph.Lines)
{
// Pages -> Paragraphs -> Lines
int LineNumber = line.LineNumber;
string LineText = line.Text;
AnyBitmap LineImage = line.ToBitmap(ocrInput);
int LineX_location = line.X;
int LineY_location = line.Y;
int LineWidth = line.Width;
int LineHeight = line.Height;
double LineOcrAccuracy = line.Confidence;
double LineSkew = line.BaselineAngle;
double LineOffset = line.BaselineOffset;
foreach (var word in line.Words)
{
// Pages -> Paragraphs -> Lines -> Words
int WordNumber = word.WordNumber;
string WordText = word.Text;
AnyBitmap WordImage = word.ToBitmap(ocrInput);
int WordX_location = word.X;
int WordY_location = word.Y;
int WordWidth = word.Width;
int WordHeight = word.Height;
double WordOcrAccuracy = word.Confidence;
foreach (var character in word.Characters)
{
// Pages -> Paragraphs -> Lines -> Words -> Characters
int CharacterNumber = character.CharacterNumber;
string CharacterText = character.Text;
AnyBitmap CharacterImage = character.ToBitmap(ocrInput);
int CharacterX_location = character.X;
int CharacterY_location = character.Y;
int CharacterWidth = character.Width;
int CharacterHeight = character.Height;
double CharacterOcrAccuracy = character.Confidence;
// Output alternative symbols choices and their probability.
// Very useful for spellchecking
OcrResult.Choice[] Choices = character.Choices;
}
}
}
}
}
Imports IronOcr
Imports IronSoftware.Drawing
' We can delve deep into OCR results as an object model of
' Pages, Barcodes, Paragraphs, Lines, Words and Characters
' This allows us to explore, export and draw OCR content using other APIs/
Dim ocrTesseract = New IronTesseract()
ocrTesseract.Configuration.ReadBarCodes = True
Using ocrInput = New OcrInput()
Dim pages = New Integer() {1, 2}
ocrInput.LoadImageFrames("example.tiff", pages)
Dim ocrResult As OcrResult = ocrTesseract.Read(ocrInput)
For Each page In ocrResult.Pages
' Page object
Dim PageNumber As Integer = page.PageNumber
Dim PageText As String = page.Text
Dim PageWordCount As Integer = page.WordCount
' null if we dont set Ocr.Configuration.ReadBarCodes = true;
Dim Barcodes As OcrResult.Barcode() = page.Barcodes
Dim PageImage As AnyBitmap = page.ToBitmap(ocrInput)
Dim PageWidth As Double = page.Width
Dim PageHeight As Double = page.Height
Dim PageRotation As Double = page.Rotation ' angular correction in degrees from OcrInput.Deskew()
For Each paragraph In page.Paragraphs
' Pages -> Paragraphs
Dim ParagraphNumber As Integer = paragraph.ParagraphNumber
Dim ParagraphText As String = paragraph.Text
Dim ParagraphImage As AnyBitmap = paragraph.ToBitmap(ocrInput)
Dim ParagraphX_location As Integer = paragraph.X
Dim ParagraphY_location As Integer = paragraph.Y
Dim ParagraphWidth As Integer = paragraph.Width
Dim ParagraphHeight As Integer = paragraph.Height
Dim ParagraphOcrAccuracy As Double = paragraph.Confidence
Dim paragrapthText_direction As OcrResult.TextFlow = paragraph.TextDirection
For Each line In paragraph.Lines
' Pages -> Paragraphs -> Lines
Dim LineNumber As Integer = line.LineNumber
Dim LineText As String = line.Text
Dim LineImage As AnyBitmap = line.ToBitmap(ocrInput)
Dim LineX_location As Integer = line.X
Dim LineY_location As Integer = line.Y
Dim LineWidth As Integer = line.Width
Dim LineHeight As Integer = line.Height
Dim LineOcrAccuracy As Double = line.Confidence
Dim LineSkew As Double = line.BaselineAngle
Dim LineOffset As Double = line.BaselineOffset
For Each word In line.Words
' Pages -> Paragraphs -> Lines -> Words
Dim WordNumber As Integer = word.WordNumber
Dim WordText As String = word.Text
Dim WordImage As AnyBitmap = word.ToBitmap(ocrInput)
Dim WordX_location As Integer = word.X
Dim WordY_location As Integer = word.Y
Dim WordWidth As Integer = word.Width
Dim WordHeight As Integer = word.Height
Dim WordOcrAccuracy As Double = word.Confidence
For Each character In word.Characters
' Pages -> Paragraphs -> Lines -> Words -> Characters
Dim CharacterNumber As Integer = character.CharacterNumber
Dim CharacterText As String = character.Text
Dim CharacterImage As AnyBitmap = character.ToBitmap(ocrInput)
Dim CharacterX_location As Integer = character.X
Dim CharacterY_location As Integer = character.Y
Dim CharacterWidth As Integer = character.Width
Dim CharacterHeight As Integer = character.Height
Dim CharacterOcrAccuracy As Double = character.Confidence
' Output alternative symbols choices and their probability.
' Very useful for spellchecking
Dim Choices As OcrResult.Choice() = character.Choices
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End UsingImports IronOcr
Imports IronSoftware.Drawing
' We can delve deep into OCR results as an object model of
' Pages, Barcodes, Paragraphs, Lines, Words and Characters
' This allows us to explore, export and draw OCR content using other APIs/
Dim ocrTesseract = New IronTesseract()
ocrTesseract.Configuration.ReadBarCodes = True
Using ocrInput = New OcrInput()
Dim pages = New Integer() {1, 2}
ocrInput.LoadImageFrames("example.tiff", pages)
Dim ocrResult As OcrResult = ocrTesseract.Read(ocrInput)
For Each page In ocrResult.Pages
' Page object
Dim PageNumber As Integer = page.PageNumber
Dim PageText As String = page.Text
Dim PageWordCount As Integer = page.WordCount
' null if we dont set Ocr.Configuration.ReadBarCodes = true;
Dim Barcodes As OcrResult.Barcode() = page.Barcodes
Dim PageImage As AnyBitmap = page.ToBitmap(ocrInput)
Dim PageWidth As Double = page.Width
Dim PageHeight As Double = page.Height
Dim PageRotation As Double = page.Rotation ' angular correction in degrees from OcrInput.Deskew()
For Each paragraph In page.Paragraphs
' Pages -> Paragraphs
Dim ParagraphNumber As Integer = paragraph.ParagraphNumber
Dim ParagraphText As String = paragraph.Text
Dim ParagraphImage As AnyBitmap = paragraph.ToBitmap(ocrInput)
Dim ParagraphX_location As Integer = paragraph.X
Dim ParagraphY_location As Integer = paragraph.Y
Dim ParagraphWidth As Integer = paragraph.Width
Dim ParagraphHeight As Integer = paragraph.Height
Dim ParagraphOcrAccuracy As Double = paragraph.Confidence
Dim paragrapthText_direction As OcrResult.TextFlow = paragraph.TextDirection
For Each line In paragraph.Lines
' Pages -> Paragraphs -> Lines
Dim LineNumber As Integer = line.LineNumber
Dim LineText As String = line.Text
Dim LineImage As AnyBitmap = line.ToBitmap(ocrInput)
Dim LineX_location As Integer = line.X
Dim LineY_location As Integer = line.Y
Dim LineWidth As Integer = line.Width
Dim LineHeight As Integer = line.Height
Dim LineOcrAccuracy As Double = line.Confidence
Dim LineSkew As Double = line.BaselineAngle
Dim LineOffset As Double = line.BaselineOffset
For Each word In line.Words
' Pages -> Paragraphs -> Lines -> Words
Dim WordNumber As Integer = word.WordNumber
Dim WordText As String = word.Text
Dim WordImage As AnyBitmap = word.ToBitmap(ocrInput)
Dim WordX_location As Integer = word.X
Dim WordY_location As Integer = word.Y
Dim WordWidth As Integer = word.Width
Dim WordHeight As Integer = word.Height
Dim WordOcrAccuracy As Double = word.Confidence
For Each character In word.Characters
' Pages -> Paragraphs -> Lines -> Words -> Characters
Dim CharacterNumber As Integer = character.CharacterNumber
Dim CharacterText As String = character.Text
Dim CharacterImage As AnyBitmap = character.ToBitmap(ocrInput)
Dim CharacterX_location As Integer = character.X
Dim CharacterY_location As Integer = character.Y
Dim CharacterWidth As Integer = character.Width
Dim CharacterHeight As Integer = character.Height
Dim CharacterOcrAccuracy As Double = character.Confidence
' Output alternative symbols choices and their probability.
' Very useful for spellchecking
Dim Choices As OcrResult.Choice() = character.Choices
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End Using
IronOCR returns an advanced result object for each page it scans using Tesseract 5. This contains location data, images, text, statistical confidence, alternative symbol choices, font-names, font-sizes, decoration, font weights, and position for each:
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