Redact MD Formats in Java
Native and high performance MD document sensitive redaction information using Java APIs, without the use of any software like Microsoft or Adobe PDF.
Aspose.Words for Java
Overview
How to Redact MD File Using Java
In order to redact MD file, we’ll use
API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use redaction API for Java platform. You can download its latest version directly from
and install it within your Maven-based project by adding the following configurations to the pom.xml.
Repository
<repository>
<id>AsposeJavaAPI</id>
<name>Aspose Java API</name>
<url>https://repository.aspose.com/repo/</url>
</repository>
Dependency
<dependency>
<groupId>com.aspose</groupId>
<artifactId>aspose-words</artifactId>
<version>version of aspose-words API</version>
<classifier>jdk17</classifier>
</dependency>
Steps to Redact MD Files in Java
A basic document search and replace text in contents, comments or metadata can be done with just few lines of code. Redact sensitive information through search and replace text in contents, comments or metadata in Word documents.
- Instantiate Document class..
- Create FindReplaceOptions object.
- Set Pattern
- Use Replace method with relevant options.
- Save document.
System Requirements
Before integrating the code, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.
- Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with Java Runtime Environment for JSP/JSF Application and Desktop Applications.
- Get latest version of Aspose.Words for Java directly from Maven .
Redact MD Files - Java
Document md = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(md);
builder.writeln("sad mad bad");
if(md.getText().trim() == "sad mad bad"){
System.out.println("Strings are equal!");
}
// Replaces all occurrences of the words "sad" or "mad" to "bad".
FindReplaceOptions options = new FindReplaceOptions();
md.getRange().replace(Pattern.compile("[s|m]ad"), "bad", options);
// Save the MD document.
md.save(dataDir + "output.md");
Online MD Redaction Live Demos
MD What is MD File Format
Text files created with Markdown language dialects is saved with .MD or .MARKDOWN file extension. MD files are saved in plain text format that uses Markdown language which also includes inline text symbols, defining how a text can be formatted such as indentations, table formatting, fonts, and headers. MD files can be converted to HTML with a program called Markdown. Markdown language is released by John Gruber.
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