How do you read a .PDF file the same way you read .txt file using scanner. This is in java for android

Question

I am trying to read a .pdf file the same way you read a .txt file. I need to parse the pdf file to obtain some information.

Possible duplicate of [Advanced PDF parser for Java](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5449903/advanced-pdf-parser-for-java) — f1sh, Oct 24 '17 at 23:09
Possible duplicate of [How to read PDF files using Java?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4784825/how-to-read-pdf-files-using-java) — Makyen, Oct 25 '17 at 05:53

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 24 '17 at 23:45

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Refering to this Stack Exchange article (Your question is probably a duplicate)

Use a library like Apache's PDFBox to do it.

Please do some basic research next time before you ask a question, I found tons of answers in about three minutes.

Cheers!

answered Oct 24 '17 at 23:45

Jacob B.

I want a native solution. no libraries – Rafael Santana Apr 11 '18 at 03:26
Lol you just came back, i gave this answer 6 months ago – Jacob B. Apr 11 '18 at 03:29
I don't come here often. I a pretty go collection of reference books. But this kind of stuff is not really in any of them – Rafael Santana Apr 29 '18 at 04:02

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