Follow these instructions to extract tables from DOCX files using GroupDocs.Parser within your .NET environment:
// Open the document that contains table data using Parser
using (Parser parser = new Parser("input.docx")) {
// Check if the format supports table recognition
if (!parser.Features.Tables) {
Console.WriteLine("Handle documents that do not support table parsing");
return;
}
// Define how table structure should be recognized
TemplateTableLayout layout = new TemplateTableLayout(
new double[] { 50, 95, 275, 415, 485, 545 },
new double[] { 325, 340, 365, 395 });
// Specify extraction parameters for table data
PageTableAreaOptions options = new PageTableAreaOptions(layout);
// Extract tables from the file content
IEnumerable<PageTableArea> tables = parser.GetTables(options);
// Loop through each detected table
foreach (PageTableArea t in tables)
{
}
}
In addition to table parsing, GroupDocs.Parser can extract rich content such as text blocks, images, metadata, and other structured data to facilitate document automation.
Extract tabular data from DOCX, XLSX, PDF, HTML, and similar formats with high precision.
Efficiently retrieve table data from documents and spreadsheets without formatting loss.
Adjust layout detection, column alignment, and header/footer options for precise control over output.
This code sample shows how to read and iterate through table data in an XLSX file using GroupDocs.Parser.
// Open the Excel file using the Parser API
using (Parser parser = new Parser("input.xlsx"))
{
// Exit if tables cannot be extracted from the file
if (!parser.Features.Tables)
{
return;
}
// Use layout rules to locate tabular content
TemplateTableLayout layout = new TemplateTableLayout(
new double[] { 50, 95, 275, 415, 485, 545 },
new double[] { 325, 340, 365, 395 });
// Set up extraction parameters for tables
PageTableAreaOptions options = new PageTableAreaOptions(layout);
// Perform the table extraction operation
IEnumerable<PageTableArea> tables = parser.GetTables(options);
// Go through each detected table structure
foreach (PageTableArea t in tables)
{
// Iterate through each row in the table
for (int row = 0; row < t.RowCount; row++)
{
// Loop through the cells in each row
for (int column = 0; column < t.ColumnCount; column++)
{
// Access the current table cell
PageTableAreaCell cell = t[row, column];
if (cell != null)
{
// Display the text content of each cell
Console.Write(cell.Text);
Console.Write(" | ");
}
}
}
}
}
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GroupDocs.Parser can extract table data from a variety of document types. Below are the most frequently used formats for structured table parsing.
