StringExtractor (HTML Parser 1.6)

java.lang.Object
- org.htmlparser.parserapplications.StringExtractor

```
public class StringExtractor
extends java.lang.Object
```
Extract plaintext strings from a web page. Illustrative program to gather the textual contents of a web page. Uses a StringBean to accumulate the user visible text (what a browser would display) into a single string.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

StringExtractor(java.lang.String resource)
Construct a StringExtractor to read from the given resource.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`extractStrings(boolean links)`	Extract the text from a page.
`static void`	`main(java.lang.String[] args)`	Mainline.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - StringExtractor
```
public StringExtractor(java.lang.String resource)
```
    Construct a StringExtractor to read from the given resource.
    
    Parameters:
    
    resource - Either a URL or a file name.
- Method Detail
  - extractStrings
```
public java.lang.String extractStrings(boolean links)
                                throws ParserException
```
    Extract the text from a page.
    
    Parameters:
    
    links - if true include hyperlinks in output.
    
    Returns:
    
    The textual contents of the page.
    
    Throws:
    
    ParserException - If a parse error occurs.
  - main
```
public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
```
    Mainline.
    
    Parameters:
    
    args - The command line arguments.