Package com.snowtide.pdf.util

Class TableUtils

java.lang.Object

com.snowtide.pdf.util.TableUtils

public class TableUtils
extends Object

This class provides a set of convenience methods related to working with Tables.

Version:

©2004-2025 Snowtide

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String[]	convertTablesToCSV(Page p, char delim)	Calls convertTablesToCSV(Page, char, String) with the specified page, cell delimiter, and a single linefeed (\n) as a linebreak sequence.
static String[]	convertTablesToCSV(Page p, char delim, String linebreak)	Returns an array of CSV-formatted Strings, one for each Table found in the given page, using the specified character as a cell delimiter and the specified String as a linebreak sequence.
static String	convertToCSV(Table table, char delim)	Calls convertToCSV(Table, char, String) with the specified Table, cell delimiter, and a single linefeed (\n) as a linebreak sequence.
static String	convertToCSV(Table table, char delim, String linebreak)	Returns a CSV-formatted String based on the contents of the given Table, using the specified character as a cell delimiter and the specified String as a linebreak sequence.
static List<Table>	getAllTables(Page p)	Returns a List of Table instances that are available in the given Page.
static String[][]	tableToStrings(Table table)	Returns a two-dimensional array of Strings carrying the contents of the given Table in row/cell order.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

convertToCSV

public static String convertToCSV(Table table,
                                  char delim)
                           throws IOException

Calls convertToCSV(Table, char, String) with the specified Table, cell delimiter, and a single linefeed (\n) as a linebreak sequence.

Throws:

IOException

convertToCSV

public static String convertToCSV(Table table,
                                  char delim,
                                  String linebreak)
                           throws IOException

Returns a CSV-formatted String based on the contents of the given Table, using the specified character as a cell delimiter and the specified String as a linebreak sequence.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs generating the CSV conversion

tableToStrings

public static String[][] tableToStrings(Table table)
                                 throws IOException

Returns a two-dimensional array of Strings carrying the contents of the given Table in row/cell order. For example, this:

     String[][] tableText = TableUtils.tableToStrings(pdfxstreamTable);
     String cell = tableText[0][2];
 

Obtains the textual content of the pdfxstreamTable Table, and singles out the text of the third cell in the first row of that table.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs extracting any of the table's text

convertTablesToCSV

public static String[] convertTablesToCSV(Page p,
                                          char delim,
                                          String linebreak)
                                   throws IOException

Returns an array of CSV-formatted Strings, one for each Table found in the given page, using the specified character as a cell delimiter and the specified String as a linebreak sequence. This is simply a shortcut to applying convertToCSV(Table, char, String) to each Table in the given Page manually.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs generating the CSV conversion

convertTablesToCSV

public static String[] convertTablesToCSV(Page p,
                                          char delim)
                                   throws IOException

Calls convertTablesToCSV(Page, char, String) with the specified page, cell delimiter, and a single linefeed (\n) as a linebreak sequence.

Throws:

IOException

getAllTables

public static List<Table> getAllTables(Page p)

Returns a List of Table instances that are available in the given Page.