Extract Tables from PDF via C#

Extract table from PDF document. Use Aspose.PDF for .NET to modify PDF files programmatically

Aspose.PDF for .NET Logo
C# Java C++ Python

How to extracting Tables from PDF document Using .NET Library

In order to extract table, we’ll use Aspose.PDF for .NET API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use document manipulation API for net platform. Open NuGet package manager, search for Aspose.PDF and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.

Package Manager Console

PM > Install-Package Aspose.PDF

Extract Tables from PDF via C#

You need Aspose.PDF for .NET to try the code in your environment.

  1. Load the PDF with an instance of Document.
  2. Create TableAbsorber object to find tables.
  3. Visit first page with absorber.
  4. Get first table on the page.
  5. Remove the table. Save the file.

Extract Tables from PDF - C#


Aspose.Pdf.Document pdfDocument = new Aspose.Pdf.Document(@"c:\tmp\the_worlds_cities_in_2018_data_booklet 7.pdf");           
    foreach (var page in pdfDocument.Pages)
    {
        Aspose.Pdf.Text.TableAbsorber absorber = new Aspose.Pdf.Text.TableAbsorber();
        absorber.Visit(page);
        foreach (AbsorbedTable table in absorber.TableList)
        {
            foreach (AbsorbedRow row in table.RowList)
            {
                foreach (AbsorbedCell cell in row.CellList)
                {
                    TextFragment textfragment = new TextFragment();
                    TextFragmentCollection textFragmentCollection = cell.TextFragments;
                    foreach (TextFragment fragment in textFragmentCollection)
                    {
                        string txt = "";
                        foreach (TextSegment seg in fragment.Segments)
                        {
                            txt += seg.Text;
                        }
                        Console.WriteLine(txt);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }