public static String extractText(String st) {
BufferedImage BI = null;
File f = new File(st);
try {
BI = ImageIO.read(f);
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println("Image Not readable or Available ::" + ex);
}
int width = BI.getWidth();
int height = BI.getHeight();
// BufferedImage BI=new BufferedImage(f);
int TotalChars = ImageUtilities.getBlue(BI, width - 1, height - 1);
char Chars[] = new char[TotalChars];
int ind = 0;
for (int w = 0; w < width; w++) {
for (int h = 0; h < height; h++) {
if (ind < TotalChars) {
if (ind % 3 == 0) Chars[ind] = (char) ImageUtilities.getRed(BI, w, h);
else if (ind % 3 == 1) Chars[ind] = (char) ImageUtilities.getGreen(BI, w, h);
else if (ind % 3 == 2) Chars[ind] = (char) ImageUtilities.getBlue(BI, w, h);
ind++;
}
}
}
return (new String(Chars));
}
