GroupDocs.Parser for Java

We are delighted to announce the release of GroupDocs.Parser for Java 18.12. The latest version allows you to extract the tables from PDF documents. Furthermore, we have added the support of extracting text and metadata from text and presentation templates. For more details, please have a look at the release notes of version 18.12.

Features Introduced

Extracting Tables from PDF DocumentsThis feature is very useful when you want to extract only the tables form a PDF document. For extracting tables, TableAreaParser class is used. The instance of TableAreaParser class is available via property with the same name in PdfTextExtractor class. You can create the table bounds manually or let the API detect the layout in automatic mode using TableAreaDetector class. For working example of this feature, please refer to this documentation article.

Extracting Text and Metadata from Text and Presentation TemplatesGroupDocs.Parser now supports extracting text and metadata from the following text and presentation template formats:

  • dotx (Template)
  • dotm (Macro-enabled template)
  • ott (OpenDocument Text Template)
  • potx (Template)
  • potm (Macro-enabled template)
  • ppsm (Macro-enabled slideshow)
  • pptm (Macro-enabled presentation)

The following code samples show how to extract text and metadata from templates.``` // Extracting Text void extractText(String fileName) { // Extract a text from the file String text = Extractor.DEFAULT.extractText(fileName); // Print an extracted text System.out.println(text); } // Extracting Metadata void extractMetadata(String fileName) { // Extract metadata from the file MetadataCollection metadata = Extractor.DEFAULT.extractMetadata(fileName); // Print extracted metadata for (String key : metadata.getKeys()) { // Print a metadata key System.out.print(key); System.out.print(": “); // Print a metadata value System.out.println(metadata.get_Item(key)); } }


# Enhancements

## Detecting Type of Password-protected Office Open XML DocumentsThis feature allows detecting media type of the password-protected Office Open XML documents. To detect media type of encrypted Office Open XML document, **detect(InputStream, LoadOptions)** method is used. You can also use **IPasswordProvider** interface for batch document processing. For working examples of this feature, please refer to [this](https://docs.groupdocs.com/parser/java/) documentation article.

# Available Channels and Resources

Here are a few channels and resources for you to download, learn, try and get technical support on GroupDocs.Parser:

*   [Installation](https://artifact.groupdocs.com/webapp/#/artifacts/browse/tree/General/repo/com/groupdocs/groupdocs-parser "GroupDocs.Parser Installation") - Install GroupDocs.Parser from Maven
*   [Documentation](https://docs.groupdocs.com/display/parserjava/Introducing+GroupDocs.Parser+for+Java "Parser API documentation") - API Documentation
*   [Examples](https://github.com/groupdocs-parser/GroupDocs.Parser-for-Java "How to use Parser API") - Source Code Examples
*   [Product Support Forum](https://forum.groupdocs.com/c/parser) - Technical Support Forum for GroupDocs.Parser

# Feedback

As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write on our [forum](https://forum.groupdocs.com/"Technical Support Forum").