Extract the layout of a document

This sample demonstrates how to extract text, paragraphs, styles, table structures, and selection marks, along with their bounding region coordinates from documents.

To get started you'll need a Cognitive Services resource or a Document Intelligence resource. See README for prerequisites and instructions.

Creating a `DocumentIntelligenceClient`

To create a new DocumentIntelligenceClient you need the endpoint and credentials from your resource. In the sample below you'll use a Document Intelligence API key credential by creating an AzureKeyCredential object that, if needed, will allow you to update the API key without creating a new client.

You can set endpoint and apiKey based on an environment variable, a configuration setting, or any way that works for your application.

string endpoint = "<endpoint>";
string apiKey = "<apiKey>";
var client = new DocumentIntelligenceClient(new Uri(endpoint), new AzureKeyCredential(apiKey));

Extract the layout of a document from a URI

To extract the layout from a given file at a URI, use the AnalyzeDocument method and pass prebuilt-layout as the model ID. The returned value is an AnalyzeResult object containing data about the submitted document.

Uri uriSource = new Uri("<uriSource>");

var content = new AnalyzeDocumentContent()
{
    UrlSource = uriSource
};

Operation<AnalyzeResult> operation = await client.AnalyzeDocumentAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "prebuilt-layout", content);
AnalyzeResult result = operation.Value;

foreach (DocumentPage page in result.Pages)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Document Page {page.PageNumber} has {page.Lines.Count} line(s), {page.Words.Count} word(s)," +
        $" and {page.SelectionMarks.Count} selection mark(s).");

    for (int i = 0; i < page.Lines.Count; i++)
    {
        DocumentLine line = page.Lines[i];

        Console.WriteLine($"  Line {i}:");
        Console.WriteLine($"    Content: '{line.Content}'");

        Console.Write("    Bounding polygon, with points ordered clockwise:");
        for (int j = 0; j < line.Polygon.Count; j += 2)
        {
            Console.Write($" ({line.Polygon[j]}, {line.Polygon[j + 1]})");
        }

        Console.WriteLine();
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < page.SelectionMarks.Count; i++)
    {
        DocumentSelectionMark selectionMark = page.SelectionMarks[i];

        Console.WriteLine($"  Selection Mark {i} is {selectionMark.State}.");
        Console.WriteLine($"    State: {selectionMark.State}");

        Console.Write("    Bounding polygon, with points ordered clockwise:");
        for (int j = 0; j < selectionMark.Polygon.Count; j++)
        {
            Console.Write($" ({selectionMark.Polygon[j]}, {selectionMark.Polygon[j + 1]})");
        }

        Console.WriteLine();
    }
}

for (int i = 0; i < result.Paragraphs.Count; i++)
{
    DocumentParagraph paragraph = result.Paragraphs[i];

    Console.WriteLine($"Paragraph {i}:");
    Console.WriteLine($"  Content: {paragraph.Content}");

    if (paragraph.Role != null)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"  Role: {paragraph.Role}");
    }
}

foreach (DocumentStyle style in result.Styles)
{
    // Check the style and style confidence to see if text is handwritten.
    // Note that value '0.8' is used as an example.

    bool isHandwritten = style.IsHandwritten.HasValue && style.IsHandwritten == true;

    if (isHandwritten && style.Confidence > 0.8)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Handwritten content found:");

        foreach (DocumentSpan span in style.Spans)
        {
            var handwrittenContent = result.Content.Substring(span.Offset, span.Length);
            Console.WriteLine($"  {handwrittenContent}");
        }
    }
}

for (int i = 0; i < result.Tables.Count; i++)
{
    DocumentTable table = result.Tables[i];

    Console.WriteLine($"Table {i} has {table.RowCount} rows and {table.ColumnCount} columns.");

    foreach (DocumentTableCell cell in table.Cells)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"  Cell ({cell.RowIndex}, {cell.ColumnIndex}) is a '{cell.Kind}' with content: {cell.Content}");
    }
}