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Information about each word or line of text in the input document.

For additional information, see Block in the Amazon Textract API reference.

See: newBlock smart constructor.

Create a value of Block with all optional fields omitted.

Use generic-lens or optics to modify other optional fields.

The following record fields are available, with the corresponding lenses provided for backwards compatibility:

$sel:blockType:Block', block_blockType - The block represents a line of text or one word of text.

• WORD - A word that's detected on a document page. A word is one or more ISO basic Latin script characters that aren't separated by spaces.
• LINE - A string of tab-delimited, contiguous words that are detected on a document page

$sel:geometry:Block', block_geometry - Co-ordinates of the rectangle or polygon that contains the text.

$sel:id:Block', block_id - Unique identifier for the block.

$sel:page:Block', block_page - Page number where the block appears.

$sel:relationships:Block', block_relationships - A list of child blocks of the current block. For example, a LINE object has child blocks for each WORD block that's part of the line of text.

$sel:text:Block', block_text - The word or line of text extracted from the block.

The block represents a line of text or one word of text.

• WORD - A word that's detected on a document page. A word is one or more ISO basic Latin script characters that aren't separated by spaces.
• LINE - A string of tab-delimited, contiguous words that are detected on a document page

Co-ordinates of the rectangle or polygon that contains the text.

Unique identifier for the block.

Page number where the block appears.

A list of child blocks of the current block. For example, a LINE object has child blocks for each WORD block that's part of the line of text.

The word or line of text extracted from the block.