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  11. __init__ constructor

__init__ constructor

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init

Initializes a new instance of MetadataSearchRedaction class, using value to match redacted items.

def __init__(self, value_pattern, replacement):
    ...
Parameter Type Description
value_pattern str Regular expression to search and replace
replacement str Textual replacement

Example 

from groupdocs.redaction import Redactor
from groupdocs.redaction.redactions import MetadataSearchRedaction

with Redactor("document.docx") as redactor:
    redactor.apply(MetadataSearchRedaction(".*@acme\\.com", "[EMAIL]"))
    redactor.save()

init

Initializes a new instance of MetadataSearchRedaction, using item name and value to match redacted items.

def __init__(self, value_pattern, replacement, key_pattern):
    ...
Parameter Type Description
value_pattern str Regular expression to search and replace metadata item value.
replacement str Textual replacement.
key_pattern str Regular expression to search and replace metadata item name.

Example 

from groupdocs.redaction import Redactor
from groupdocs.redaction.redactions import MetadataSearchRedaction

with Redactor("document.docx") as redactor:
    # Replace any email address found in metadata values
    redaction = MetadataSearchRedaction(r".*@acme\.com", "[EMAIL]")
    redactor.apply(redaction)
    redactor.save()

init

Initializes a new instance of MetadataSearchRedaction class, using value to match redacted items.

def __init__(self, value_regex, replacement):
    ...
Parameter Type Description
value_regex System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex Regular expression to search and replace.
replacement str Textual replacement.

Example 

from groupdocs.redaction import Redactor
from groupdocs.redaction.redactions import MetadataSearchRedaction

# Redact any email address in metadata
redaction = MetadataSearchRedaction(r".*@acme\.com", "[EMAIL]")

with Redactor("document.docx") as redactor:
    redactor.apply(redaction)
    redactor.save()

init

Initializes a new instance of MetadataSearchRedaction using item name and value to match redacted items.

def __init__(self, value_regex, replacement, key_regex):
    ...
Parameter Type Description
value_regex System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex Regular expression to search and replace metadata item value.
replacement str Textual replacement.
key_regex System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex Regular expression to search and replace metadata item name.

Example 

from groupdocs.redaction.redactions import MetadataSearchRedaction
from groupdocs.redaction import Redactor

# Redact email addresses in metadata values
redaction = MetadataSearchRedaction(r".*@acme\.com", "[EMAIL]")

with Redactor("document.docx") as redactor:
    redactor.apply(redaction)
    redactor.save()

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