Class DeleteAnnotationRedaction - groupdocs.redaction for Java - API Reference

Packages

java.lang.Object
- com.groupdocs.redaction.Redaction
- - com.groupdocs.redaction.redactions.DeleteAnnotationRedaction

```
public class DeleteAnnotationRedaction
extends Redaction
```
Represents a text redaction that deletes annotations if text is matching given regular expression (optionally deletes all annotations).

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`DeleteAnnotationRedaction()` Initializes a new instance of DeleteAnnotationRedaction class, with settings to delete all annotations (matching everything).
`DeleteAnnotationRedaction(Pattern regex)` Initializes a new instance of DeleteAnnotationRedaction class, deleting annotations matching given expression.
`DeleteAnnotationRedaction(String pattern)` Initializes a new instance of DeleteAnnotationRedaction class, deleting annotations matching given expression.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`RedactorLogEntry`	`applyTo(DocumentFormatInstance formatInstance)` Applies the redaction to a given format instance.
`Pattern`	`getExpression()` Gets the regular expression to match.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DeleteAnnotationRedaction
```
public DeleteAnnotationRedaction()
```
    Initializes a new instance of DeleteAnnotationRedaction class, with settings to delete all annotations (matching everything).
  - DeleteAnnotationRedaction
```
public DeleteAnnotationRedaction(String pattern)
```
    Initializes a new instance of DeleteAnnotationRedaction class, deleting annotations matching given expression.
    
    Parameters:
    pattern - Regular expression
  - DeleteAnnotationRedaction
```
public DeleteAnnotationRedaction(Pattern regex)
```
    Initializes a new instance of DeleteAnnotationRedaction class, deleting annotations matching given expression.
    
    Parameters:
    regex - Regular expression
- Method Detail
  - getExpression
```
public final Pattern getExpression()
```
    Gets the regular expression to match.
    
    Returns:
    The regular expression to match.
  - applyTo
```
public RedactorLogEntry applyTo(DocumentFormatInstance formatInstance)
```
    Applies the redaction to a given format instance.
    
    Specified by:
    
    applyTo in class Redaction
    
    Parameters:
    formatInstance - An instance of a document to apply redaction
    
    Returns:
    Status of the redaction: success/failure and error message if any