Insert table

The example shows you how to insert table on the specified position in the document or replace the specified text with a table.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word.Tables;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            WordDocument doc = new WordDocument("c:\\test\\input.docx");

            for (int i = 0; i < doc.Body.Content.Count; i++)
            {
                if (doc.Body.Content[i] is Paragraph)
                {
                    Paragraph paragraph = (Paragraph)doc.Body.Content[i];

                    String paragraphText = "";

                    foreach (IParagraphContent pContent in paragraph.Content)
                    {
                        if (pContent is Run)
                        {
                            Run run = (Run)pContent;

                            foreach (IRunContent rContent in run.Content)
                            {
                                if (rContent is Text)
                                {
                                    Text text = (Text)rContent;
                                    paragraphText += text.Value;
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }

                    if (paragraphText.IndexOf("#TABLE#") > -1)
                    {
                        paragraph.Content.Clear();

                        Table table = CreateTable();

                        doc.Body.Content.Insert(i-1, table);
                    }
                }
            }

            doc.Save("c:\\test\\output.docx", true);
        }

        private static Table CreateTable()
        {
            Cell cell1 = new Cell();

            Row row1 = new Row();
            row1.Add(cell1);
            row1.Add(cell1);
            row1.Add(cell1);

            Table table1 = new Table(StandardBorderStyle.SingleLine);
            table1.Width = new Width(TableWidthUnit.Percent, 100);

            table1.Add(row1);
            table1.Add(row1);
            table1.Add(row1);
            table1.Add(row1);
            table1.Add(row1);

            return table1;
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word.Tables

Module Module1
    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

        Dim doc As New WordDocument("c:\test\input.docx")

        For i As Integer = 0 To doc.Body.Content.Count - 1
            If TypeOf doc.Body.Content(i) Is Paragraph Then
                Dim paragraph As Paragraph = DirectCast(doc.Body.Content(i), Paragraph)

                Dim paragraphText As [String] = ""

                For Each pContent As IParagraphContent In paragraph.Content
                    If TypeOf pContent Is Run Then
                        Dim run As Run = DirectCast(pContent, Run)

                        For Each rContent As IRunContent In run.Content
                            If TypeOf rContent Is Text Then
                                Dim text As Text = DirectCast(rContent, Text)
                                paragraphText += text.Value
                            End If
                        Next
                    End If
                Next

                If paragraphText.IndexOf("#TABLE#") > -1 Then
                    paragraph.Content.Clear()

                    Dim table As Table = CreateTable()

                    doc.Body.Content.Insert(i - 1, table)
                End If
            End If
        Next

        doc.Save("c:\test\output.docx", True)
    End Sub

    Private Function CreateTable() As Table
        Dim cell1 As New Cell()

        Dim row1 As New Row()
        row1.Add(cell1)
        row1.Add(cell1)
        row1.Add(cell1)

        Dim table1 As New Table(StandardBorderStyle.SingleLine)
        table1.Width = New Width(TableWidthUnit.Percent, 100)

        table1.Add(row1)
        table1.Add(row1)
        table1.Add(row1)
        table1.Add(row1)
        table1.Add(row1)

        Return table1
    End Function

End Module

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