Open pdf file in Android and search for word in it

Question

I want to be able to open pdf files in my android and search for a specific word either in English or Arabic.. how to do that in code and what is the best pdf viewer to do search?

Answer 1

Try This to open a pdf file

File pdfFile = new File("path"); 
                if(pdfFile.exists()) 
                {
                    Uri path = Uri.fromFile(pdfFile); 
                    Intent pdfIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
                    pdfIntent.setDataAndType(path, "application/pdf");
                    pdfIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);

                    try
                    {
                        startActivity(pdfIntent);
                    }
                    catch(ActivityNotFoundException e)
                    {
                        Toast.makeText(MyPDFDemo.this, "No Application available to view pdf", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); 
                    }
                }

You can find PDF reader based on your requirement from this link

Plz let me know if this solution suits your need