# Developer documentation ## Usage Manual extraction: ```php $myFile = '/my/path/myfile.pdf'; $extractor = FileTextExtractor::for_file($myFile); $content = $extractor->getContent($myFile); ``` Extraction with `FileTextExtractable` extension applied: ```php $myFileObj = File::get()->First(); $content = $myFileObj->getFileContent(); ``` This content can also be embedded directly within a template. ``` $MyFile.FileContent ```