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A First Found element can be used to search for the same block sequentially: first with a more reliable condition and then, if the block is not found, with a less reliable condition.
For example, to search for a date on the image, the program looks for an element of the Date type first, and then, if that element is not found, it looks for an element of the Character String type.
A First Found element is different from a Group element in that you do not need to manually specify stopping conditions for the search when using the First Found element. You only need to include all required subelements in the First Found group element in the right order. The conditions under which the search continues or stops apply automatically.
Element properties
First Found
First Found group elements in ABBYY FlexiLayout Studio stop searching once any subelement is detected, useful for fallback searches with looser conditions.
First Found is a group element used to detect the first occurrence of a subelement of the group. The search stops as soon as a subelement is found, and that first match is the result.
In the project tree, First Found elements are marked with .
A First Found element can be used to search for the same block sequentially: first with a more reliable condition and then, if the block is not found, with a less reliable condition.
For example, to search for a date on the image, the program looks for an element of the Date type first, and then, if that element is not found, it looks for an element of the Character String type.
A First Found element is different from a Group element in that you do not need to manually specify stopping conditions for the search when using the First Found element. You only need to include all required subelements in the First Found group element in the right order. The conditions under which the search continues or stops apply automatically.
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A First Found element can be used to search for the same block sequentially: first with a more reliable condition and then, if the block is not found, with a less reliable condition.
For example, to search for a date on the image, the program looks for an element of the Date type first, and then, if that element is not found, it looks for an element of the Character String type.
A First Found element is different from a Group element in that you do not need to manually specify stopping conditions for the search when using the First Found element. You only need to include all required subelements in the First Found group element in the right order. The conditions under which the search continues or stops apply automatically.