How to find the exact co-ordinates of a string in a PDF file?

Question

I am using iTextSharp to read some strings from a PDF file which are present in a table. For this i need to provide the co-ordinates of the positions from where i need to read the strings. I need these co-ordinates in the form which can be passed into the System.util.RectangleJ object to create a rectangle around the string. Can you tell me how do i find these coordinates?

Answer 1

IText has a companion application called "iText RUPS" that will show you the format of a PDF document. It's a little crude and difficult to understand at first, but you will see coordinates, Embedded JavaScripts etc in the document. It is a stand-application application so it is valid for iTextsharp too because it's using IText terminology to show you a document.