The unique result identifier of the executed OCR process obtained by the RunOCR method.
The 0-based index of the word within the specified OCR result. It must be a value between 0 and GetWordCount(OCRResultID) - 1.
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GdPicture14 Namespace / GdPictureOCR Class / GetWordSpacesBefore Method

GetWordSpacesBefore Method (GdPictureOCR)

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Returns the number of spaces before the specified word, that is a part of a specified OCR result.
Syntax
'Declaration

 

Public Function GetWordSpacesBefore( _

   ByVal OCRResultID As String, _

   ByVal WordIdx As Integer _

) As Integer
public int GetWordSpacesBefore( 

   string OCRResultID,

   int WordIdx

)
public function GetWordSpacesBefore( 

    OCRResultID: String;

    WordIdx: Integer

): Integer; 
public function GetWordSpacesBefore( 

   OCRResultID : String,

   WordIdx : int

) : int;
public: int GetWordSpacesBefore( 

   string* OCRResultID,

   int WordIdx

) 
public:

int GetWordSpacesBefore( 

   String^ OCRResultID,

   int WordIdx

) 

Parameters

OCRResultID
The unique result identifier of the executed OCR process obtained by the RunOCR method.
WordIdx
The 0-based index of the word within the specified OCR result. It must be a value between 0 and GetWordCount(OCRResultID) - 1.

Return Value

The number of recognized spaces. Please always use the GetStat method to determine if this method has been successful.
Remarks
It is recommend to use the GetStat method to identify the specific reason for the method's failure, if any.
Example
How to find out the number of spaces before the recognized word within the OCR result.
Dim caption As String = "Example: GetWordSpacesBefore"

Dim gdpictureOCR As GdPictureOCR = New GdPictureOCR

Dim gdpicturePDF As GdPicturePDF = New GdPicturePDF

'Load the PDF document.

If gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("input.pdf", False) = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

    'Select the first page.

    gdpicturePDF.SelectPage(1)

    'Render this page to a 200 DPI image.

    Dim image As Integer = gdpicturePDF.RenderPageToGdPictureImage(200, True)

    If gdpicturePDF.GetStat = GdPictureStatus.OK AndAlso

       gdpictureOCR.SetImage(image) = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

        'Setting up the image is mandatory.

        'Set up the OCR parameters.

        gdpictureOCR.ResourcesFolder = "C:\Path\To\GdPicture.NET 14\Redist\OCR"

        gdpictureOCR.AddLanguage(OCRLanguage.English)

        gdpictureOCR.OCRMode = OCRMode.FavorAccuracy

        'Set up the OCR context and the character list.

        gdpictureOCR.Context = OCRContext.OCRContextSingleLine

        gdpictureOCR.CharacterSet = "0123456789"

        'Set up the area to be processed by the OCR.

        gdpictureOCR.SetROI(100, 100, 200, 50)

        'Run the OCR process to recognize the phone number.

        Dim resID As String = gdpictureOCR.RunOCR()

        If gdpictureOCR.GetStat = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

            Dim wordCount As Integer = gdpictureOCR.GetWordCount(resID)

            If gdpictureOCR.GetStat = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

                MessageBox.Show("The number of recognized words: " + wordCount.ToString(), caption)

                If wordCount > 0 Then

                    Dim spaces As Integer = gdpictureOCR.GetWordSpacesBefore(resID, 0)

                    If gdpictureOCR.GetStat = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

                        MessageBox.Show("The number of spaces before the first word: " + spaces.ToString(), caption)

                    End If

                End If

                'Continue with analyzing the result ...

            Else

                MessageBox.Show("The GetWordCount() method has failed with the status: " + gdpictureOCR.GetStat().ToString(), caption)

            End If

        Else

            MessageBox.Show("The error occurred when running the OCR. Status: " + gdpictureOCR.GetStat().ToString(), caption)

        End If

        'Release the image.

        GdPictureDocumentUtilities.DisposeImage(image)

    Else

        MessageBox.Show("The error occurred when creating or setting up the image. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString() + "/" + gdpictureOCR.GetStat().ToString(), caption)

    End If

    'Close the document.

    gdpicturePDF.CloseDocument()

Else

    MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)

End If

'Release resources.

gdpictureOCR.ReleaseOCRResults()

gdpictureOCR.Dispose()

gdpicturePDF.Dispose()
string caption = "Example: GetWordSpacesBefore";

GdPictureOCR gdpictureOCR = new GdPictureOCR();

GdPicturePDF gdpicturePDF = new GdPicturePDF();

//Load the PDF document.

if (gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("input.pdf", false) == GdPictureStatus.OK)

{

    //Select the first page.

    gdpicturePDF.SelectPage(1);

    //Render this page to a 200 DPI image.

    int image = gdpicturePDF.RenderPageToGdPictureImage(200, true);

    if ((gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK) &&

        (gdpictureOCR.SetImage(image) == GdPictureStatus.OK)) //Setting up the image is mandatory.

    {

        //Set up the OCR parameters.

        gdpictureOCR.ResourcesFolder = "C:\\Path\\To\\GdPicture.NET 14\\Redist\\OCR";

        gdpictureOCR.AddLanguage(OCRLanguage.English);

        gdpictureOCR.OCRMode = OCRMode.FavorAccuracy;

        //Set up the OCR context and the character list.

        gdpictureOCR.Context = OCRContext.OCRContextSingleLine;

        gdpictureOCR.CharacterSet = "0123456789";

        //Set up the area to be processed by the OCR.

        gdpictureOCR.SetROI(100, 100, 200, 50);

        //Run the OCR process to recognize the phone number.

        string resID = gdpictureOCR.RunOCR();

        if (gdpictureOCR.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

        {

            int wordCount = gdpictureOCR.GetWordCount(resID);

            if (gdpictureOCR.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

            {

                MessageBox.Show("The number of recognized words: " + wordCount.ToString(), caption);

                if (wordCount > 0)

                {

                    int spaces = gdpictureOCR.GetWordSpacesBefore(resID, 0);

                    if (gdpictureOCR.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

                        MessageBox.Show("The number of spaces before the first word: " + spaces.ToString(), caption);

                }

                //Continue with analyzing the result ...

            }

            else

                MessageBox.Show("The GetWordCount() method has failed with the status: " + gdpictureOCR.GetStat().ToString());

        }

        else

            MessageBox.Show("The error occurred when running the OCR. Status: " + gdpictureOCR.GetStat().ToString(), caption);

        //Release the image.

        GdPictureDocumentUtilities.DisposeImage(image);

    }

    else

        MessageBox.Show("The error occurred when creating or setting up the image. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString() + "/" + gdpictureOCR.GetStat().ToString(), caption);

    //Close the document.

    gdpicturePDF.CloseDocument();

}

else

    MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);

//Release resources.

gdpictureOCR.ReleaseOCRResults();

gdpictureOCR.Dispose();

gdpicturePDF.Dispose();
See Also