How to Extract Data From PDF in Java

5.1. Extract Data from PDF documents

Using IronPDF for Java, you can easily extract text data from PDF documents. Below is the example code for extracting data from a PDF file.

PDF Input

// Import the necessary IronPDF package for working with PDF documents
import com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.PdfDocument;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        // Load the PDF document from the specified file
        PdfDocument pdf = PdfDocument.fromFile(Paths.get("business plan.pdf"));

        // Extract all text from the PDF document
        String text = pdf.extractAllText();

        // Print the extracted text to the console
        System.out.println("Text extracted from the PDF: " + text);
    }
}

// Import the necessary IronPDF package for working with PDF documents
import com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.PdfDocument;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        // Load the PDF document from the specified file
        PdfDocument pdf = PdfDocument.fromFile(Paths.get("business plan.pdf"));

        // Extract all text from the PDF document
        String text = pdf.extractAllText();

        // Print the extracted text to the console
        System.out.println("Text extracted from the PDF: " + text);
    }
}

The source code produces the output given below:

> Text extracted from the PDF:
> 
> CRAFT-ARENA
> 
> Muhammad Waleed Butt
> 
> Hassan Khan
> 
> ABOUT US
> 
> Craft-Arena is a partnership based business that will help local crafters of Pakistan to sell their handicrafts at good prices and helps them earn a good living.

5.2. Extract Data from URLs

IronPDF for Java converts the URL to PDF in runtime and extracts text from it. This example will show the source code to extract text from URLs.

// Import the necessary IronPDF package for working with PDF documents
import com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.PdfDocument;

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        // Convert a URL to a PDF and load it into a PdfDocument
        PdfDocument pdf = PdfDocument.renderUrlAsPdf("https://ironpdf.com/java/");

        // Extract all text from the PDF document
        String text = pdf.extractAllText();

        // Print the extracted text to the console
        System.out.println("Text extracted from the URLs: " + text);
    }
}

// Import the necessary IronPDF package for working with PDF documents
import com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.PdfDocument;

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        // Convert a URL to a PDF and load it into a PdfDocument
        PdfDocument pdf = PdfDocument.renderUrlAsPdf("https://ironpdf.com/java/");

        // Extract all text from the PDF document
        String text = pdf.extractAllText();

        // Print the extracted text to the console
        System.out.println("Text extracted from the URLs: " + text);
    }
}

Extracted Web Page Data

5.3. Extract Data from Table data

To extract table data from a PDF using IronPDF for Java is very simple; all you need is a PDF containing a table, and to run the below code.

Sample PDF Table Input

// Import the necessary IronPDF package for working with PDF documents
import com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.PdfDocument;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        // Load the PDF document from the specified file
        PdfDocument pdf = PdfDocument.fromFile(Paths.get("table.pdf"));

        // Extract all text from the PDF document, including table data
        String text = pdf.extractAllText();

        // Print the extracted table data to the console
        System.out.print("Text extracted from the Marked tables: " + text);
    }
}

// Import the necessary IronPDF package for working with PDF documents
import com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.PdfDocument;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        // Load the PDF document from the specified file
        PdfDocument pdf = PdfDocument.fromFile(Paths.get("table.pdf"));

        // Extract all text from the PDF document, including table data
        String text = pdf.extractAllText();

        // Print the extracted table data to the console
        System.out.print("Text extracted from the Marked tables: " + text);
    }
}

> Test Case Description Expected Result Actual Result Status
> 
> 1 Test login functionality User should be able to log in with valid credentials
> 
> User log in successfully Pass
> 
> 2 Test search functionality Search results should be relevant and accurate
> 
> Search is accurate and provide relevant products Pass
> 
> 3 Test checkout process User should be able to complete a purchase successfully
> 
> User can purchase successfully Pass