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Redact ODT Formats in Java

Native and high performance Microsoft Word ODT document sensitive redaction information using Java APIs, without the use of any software like Microsoft or Adobe PDF.

How to Redact ODT File Using Java

In order to redact Microsoft Word ODT file, we’ll use

Aspose.Words for Java

API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use redaction API for Java platform. You can download its latest version directly from

Maven

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 ODT 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 ODT Files - Java

Document odt = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(odt);
builder.writeln("sad mad bad");
		
if(odt.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();
odt.getRange().replace(Pattern.compile("[s|m]ad"), "bad", options);

// Save the ODT document.
odt.save(dataDir + "output.odt");
 
  • Java Words API can be used to load, view and convert Microsoft Word and OpenDocument Formats like DOC, DOCX, ODT to PDF, XPS, HTML and various other formats. You can also create new documents from scratch and save them in the supported formats. It is a standalone API that is suitable for server side and backend systems where high performance is required. It does not depend on any software like Microsoft or OpenOffice. ‎

    Online ODT Redaction Live Demos

    ODT What is ODT File Format

    ODT files are type of documents created with word processing applications that are based on OpenDocument Text File format. These are created with word processor applications such as free OpenOffice Writer and can hold content such as text, images, objects and styles. The ODT file is to Writer word processor what the DOCX is to Microsoft Word. Several applications including Google Docs and Google's web-based word processor included with Google Drive can open the ODT files for editing. Microsoft Word can also open ODT files and save it in to other formats such as DOC and DOCX.

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    Other Supported Redaction Documents

    Using Java, one can easily redact different formats including.

    DOC (Microsoft Word Binary Format)
    DOCX (Office 2007+ Words Document)
    DOT (Microsoft Word Template Files)
    DOTX (Microsoft Word Template File)
    HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)
    MD (Markdown Language)
    MHTML (Web Page Archive Format)
    OTT (OpenDocument Standard Format)
    RTF (Rich Text Format)
    TXT (Text Document)
    XHTML (XML Text Based Markup)