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Annotator class

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Annotator class

The Annotator class is the central component of the GroupDocs.Annotation API, designed to manage and facilitate the document annotation process across various formats.

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The Annotator type exposes the following members:

Constructors

Constructor Description
init Initializes annotator class which accepts a document path.
init Initializes annotator class which accepts document path and options.
init Initializes annotator class which accepts document path and settings.
init Initializes annotator class which accept document path, options and settings.
init Initializes annotator class which accepts a document stream.
init Initializes annotator class which accepts a document stream and options.
init Initializes annotator class which accepts a document stream and settings.
init Initializes annotator class which accepts a document stream, load options, and settings.

Methods

Method Description
add Adds annotation to document.
add Adds a collection of annotations to a document.
add_annotation_base
add_list
dispose Dispose.
export_annotations_to_xml_file Exports annotations from the document to an XML file.
export_annotations_to_xml_file_file
export_annotations_to_xml_file_string
get Gets collections of document annotations.
get Returns a collection of document annotations filtered by the specified annotation type.
get_annotation_type
get_version Retrieves annotations from a specific version.
get_version_object
get_versions_list Retrieves the list of versions.
import_annotations_from_xml_file Export annotations from XML file.
import_annotations_from_xml_file_file
import_annotations_from_xml_file_string
remove Removes an annotation from the document by its identifier.
remove Removes an annotation from the document.
remove Removes a collection of annotations from the document using the provided annotation IDs.
remove Removes collection of annotations from document.
remove_annotation_base
remove_int32
remove_list
save Saves document after adding, updating or removing annotations.
save Saves the document after adding, updating, or removing annotations.
save Saves document after adding, updating or removing annotations.
save Saves the document after adding, updating, or removing annotations.
save Saves document after adding, updating or removing annotations.
save Saves document after adding, updating or removing annotations.
save_file
save_save_options
save_stream
save_streams
save_string
update Updates document annotation by id.
update Updates collection of document annotations by overriding the previous list with a new one.
update_annotation_base
update_list

Properties

Property Description
document The document contains various information about the uploaded document.
process_pages The count of processed pages.
rotation The document rotation angle.

Example 

from groupdocs.annotation import Annotator

def export_annotations_to_xml():
    with Annotator("./annotated.pdf") as annotator:
        annotator.export_annotations_to_xml_file(output_path="./exported_annotations.xml")
    print("Exported annotations to ./exported_annotations.xml.")

Guides

Task guides that use Annotator:

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