IDocumentParser (Norconex Importer 3.1.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

IHintsAwareParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTikaParser, ExternalParser, FallbackParser, XFDLParser
```
public interface IDocumentParser
```
Implementations are responsible for parsing a document to extract its text and metadata, as well as any embedded documents (when applicable).

Author:

Pascal Essiembre

See Also:

IDocumentParserFactory

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  List<Doc> parseDocument(Doc doc, Writer output)
  Parses a document.

- Method Detail
  - parseDocument
```
List<Doc> parseDocument(Doc doc,
                        Writer output)
                 throws DocumentParserException
```
    Parses a document.
    
    Parameters:
    
    doc - importer document to parse
    
    output - where to store extracted or modified content of the supplied document
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of first-level embedded documents, if any
    
    Throws:
    
    DocumentParserException - problem parsing document