Parse PPTX Presentations in C++

Use Aspose.Slides for C++ to extract text from presentation slides without Microsoft PowerPoint.

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Parse PPTX File Using C++

Use Aspose.Slides for C++ to parse PPTX presentation files and extract text from slides. The API exposes slide text through SlideUtil::GetAllTextBoxes, ITextFrame, IParagraph, and IPortion, so you can read text content without automating Microsoft PowerPoint. Install the Aspose.Slides.Cpp package from NuGet or use the Package Manager Console command below.

Command

PM> Install-Package Aspose.Slides.Cpp

Parse PPTX Files - C++

auto presentation = MakeObject<Presentation>(u"presentation.pptx");
auto textFrames = SlideUtil::GetAllTextBoxes(presentation->get_Slide(0));

for (auto&& textFrame : textFrames)
{
    for (auto&& paragraph : textFrame->get_Paragraphs())
    {
        for (auto&& portion : paragraph->get_Portions())
        {
            Console::WriteLine(portion->get_Text());
        }
    }
}

presentation->Dispose();

How to Parse PPTX Files in C++

Extract text from PPTX files with Aspose.Slides for C++.

  1. Load the PPTX file with the Presentation class.
  2. Get the ITextFrame objects from the first slide with SlideUtil::GetAllTextBoxes.
  3. Loop through the ITextFrame objects.
  4. Loop through the IParagraph objects in each ITextFrame.
  5. Loop through the IPortion objects in each IParagraph.
  6. Read the text with get_Text.

System Requirements

Aspose.Slides for C++ supports major desktop and server platforms. Make sure that your project has the following prerequisites.

  • Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, or another compatible OS with the supported C++ runtime.
  • Aspose.Slides for C++ library referenced in your project.

Built with Aspose.Slides

Extract Text and Images Online

The free Aspose.Slides Parser app is built with Aspose.Slides for C++, the same API as the code above. Open it and see what the API can do with your own PPTX files.

  • Runs in your browser, nothing to install.
  • See how Aspose.Slides reads your files before you write code.
  • Upload your PPTX file and get its text and images.
  • Download everything as one ZIP archive.
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What is PPTX File Format?

A PPTX file is a Microsoft PowerPoint Open XML presentation file. It stores slides, text, images, formatting, animations, and other presentation content in a zipped XML-based package.

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Other Supported Parsing Formats

You can also parse other presentation formats with C++.