IDatabaseExtractor Interface

Database content extractor interface.

Definition

Namespace: OpenDiscoverSDK.Interfaces.Extractors
Assembly: OpenDiscoverSDK.Interfaces (in OpenDiscoverSDK.Interfaces.dll) Version: 2026.2.6.0 (2026.02.06)
C#
public interface IDatabaseExtractor : IContentExtractor, 
	IDisposable
Implements
IContentExtractor, IDisposable

Remarks

A database contains tables with diverse column data formats. Tables can also contain columns that store documents as byte arrays. The methods of the IDatabaseExtractor allows the user to extract this various data.

Properties

ContentExtractorType The derived, actual content extractor interface type.
(Inherited from IContentExtractor)
Length Gets the document's length in bytes.
(Inherited from IContentExtractor)
SupportsChildrenExtraction If true, this content extractor supports attachment, embedded item, or container item extraction.
(Inherited from IContentExtractor)
SupportsDecryption If true, this content extractor supports decrypting password protected documents.
(Inherited from IContentExtractor)
SupportsMetadataExtraction If true, this content extractor supports metadata extraction.
(Inherited from IContentExtractor)
SupportsTextExtraction If true, this content extractor supports text extraction.
(Inherited from IContentExtractor)

Methods

DisposePerforms application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.
(Inherited from IDisposable)
EnumerateTableRows Enumerates a table's row data one row at a time.
ExtractContent Extracts database level metadata and table information.
ExtractTableAsText Extracts the table as formatted text to the supplied stream. See remarks.
OverrideContentExtractionSettings Allows for overriding the ContentExtractionSettings object used by a IContentExtractor instance that was returned by a call to OpenDiscoverSDK.ContentExtractorFactory.GetContentExtractor. See remarks for limitations.
(Inherited from IContentExtractor)

Events

ContentExtractionHeartbeat Notification event that lets implementers of IContentExtractor know that content extraction is still under process. See remarks.
(Inherited from IContentExtractor)

See Also