find_format method

find_format

Finds format configurations for a given file extension.

def find_format(self, file_extension):
    ...
Parameter Type Description
file_extension str File extension, format is “.ext”.

Returns: DocumentFormatConfiguration or None: If found, instance of DocumentFormatConfiguration, None otherwise.

Example

from groupdocs.redaction.configuration import RedactorConfiguration

# Obtain the singleton configuration instance
config = RedactorConfiguration.get_instance()

# Retrieve the format settings for a given extension
settings = config.find_format(".txt")
if settings:
    # Extend the list of handled extensions, e.g., add .dump
    settings.extension_filter = settings.extension_filter + ",.dump"

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