Convert to plain text

The following example shows you how to convert an ODF text document to plain text using the ToText method. This method extracts all text content from the document, removing all formatting.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Odf;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Open existing ODF text document
            TextDocument doc = new TextDocument("c:\\test\\input.odt");

            // Convert to plain text
            string text = doc.ToText();

            Console.WriteLine(text);
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Odf

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

        ' Open existing ODF text document
        Dim doc As TextDocument = New TextDocument("c:\test\input.odt")

        ' Convert to plain text
        Dim text As String = doc.ToText()

        Console.WriteLine(text)

    End Sub
End Module

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