Remove table row

The example shows you how to remove table's row.

C# example

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
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");

            IList<Table> tables = doc.GetTables();

            Table table1 = tables[0]; //first table

            int rowCount = 0;

            for (int i = 0; i < table1.Content.Count; i++)
            {
                if (table1.Content[i] is Row)
                {
                    Row currentRow = (Row)table1.Content[i];
                    rowCount++;

                    if (rowCount == 3) //remove third row
                    {
                        table1.Content.Remove(currentRow);
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }

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

VB example

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word.Tables

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

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

        Dim tables As IList(Of Table) = doc.GetTables()

        Dim table1 As Table = tables(0) 'first table
        Dim rowCount As Integer = 0

        For i As Integer = 0 To table1.Content.Count - 1
            If TypeOf table1.Content(i) Is Row Then
                Dim currentRow As Row = DirectCast(table1.Content(i), Row)
                rowCount += 1

                If rowCount = 3 Then 'remove third row
                    table1.Content.Remove(currentRow)
                    Exit For
                End If
            End If
        Next

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

    End Sub
End Module

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