IContentExtractor Interface

Base content extractor interface.

Namespace: OpenDiscoverSDK.Interfaces.Extractors
Assembly: OpenDiscoverSDK.Interfaces (in OpenDiscoverSDK.Interfaces.dll) Version: 2025.4.4.0 (2025.4.4)

Syntax

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public interface IContentExtractor : IDisposable

The IContentExtractor type exposes the following members.

Properties

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

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Dispose	Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources. (Inherited from IDisposable)
	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.

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Events

	Name	Description
	ContentExtractionHeartbeat	Notification event that lets implementers of IContentExtractor know that content extraction is still under process. See remarks.

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Remarks

All content extractor interfaces derive from this interface. See property ContentExtractorType to determine the derived interface.

Reference

OpenDiscoverSDK.Interfaces.Extractors Namespace