org.htmlparser.parserapplications
Class StringExtractor

java.lang.Object
  org.htmlparser.parserapplications.StringExtractor

public class StringExtractor
extends java.lang.Object

Extract plaintext strings from a web page. Illustrative program to gather the textual contents of a web page. Uses a StringBean to accumulate the user visible text (what a browser would display) into a single string.

Constructor Summary

StringExtractor(java.lang.String resource)
Construct a StringExtractor to read from the given resource.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	extractStrings(boolean links) Extract the text from a page.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Mainline.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StringExtractor

public StringExtractor(java.lang.String resource)

Construct a StringExtractor to read from the given resource.

Parameters:

resource - Either a URL or a file name.

Method Detail

extractStrings

public java.lang.String extractStrings(boolean links)
                                throws ParserException

Extract the text from a page.

Parameters:

links - if true include hyperlinks in output.

Returns:

The textual contents of the page.

Throws:

ParserException - If a parse error occurs.

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Mainline.

Parameters:

args - The command line arguments.