Redact OTT Formats in Java
Native and high performance Microsoft Word OTT 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 OTT File Using Java
In order to redact Microsoft Word OTT 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 OTT 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 OTT Files - Java
Document ott = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(ott);
builder.writeln("sad mad bad");
if(ott.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();
ott.getRange().replace(Pattern.compile("[s|m]ad"), "bad", options);
// Save the OTT document.
ott.save(dataDir + "output.ott");
Online OTT Redaction Live Demos
OTT What is OTT File Format
Files with OTT extension represent template documents generated by applications in compliance with the OASIS' OpenDocument standard format. These are created with word processor applications such as free OpenOffice Writer and can hold settings that can be used to generate new documents from these template files. These settings include page margins, borders, headers, footers, and other page settings. Such templates are used in official documents such as company letterheads and standardized forms.
Read MoreOther Supported Redaction Documents
Using Java, one can easily redact different formats including.