Get all the text in a slide
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string FilePath = @"..\..\..\..\Sample Files\";
string FileName = FilePath + "Get all the text in a slide.pptx";
foreach (string s in GetAllTextInSlide(FileName, 0))
Console.WriteLine(s);
Console.ReadKey();
// Get all the text in a slide.
public static string[] GetAllTextInSlide(string presentationFile, int slideIndex)
{
// Open the presentation as read-only.
using (PresentationDocument presentationDocument = PresentationDocument.Open(presentationFile, false))
{
// Pass the presentation and the slide index
// to the next GetAllTextInSlide method, and
// then return the array of strings it returns.
return GetAllTextInSlide(presentationDocument, slideIndex);
}
}
public static string[] GetAllTextInSlide(PresentationDocument presentationDocument, int slideIndex)
{
// Verify that the presentation document exists.
if (presentationDocument == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("presentationDocument");
}
// Verify that the slide index is not out of range.
if (slideIndex < 0)
{
throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("slideIndex");
}
// Get the presentation part of the presentation document.
PresentationPart presentationPart = presentationDocument.PresentationPart;
// Verify that the presentation part and presentation exist.
if (presentationPart != null && presentationPart.Presentation != null)
{
// Get the Presentation object from the presentation part.
Presentation presentation = presentationPart.Presentation;
// Verify that the slide ID list exists.
if (presentation.SlideIdList != null)
{
// Get the collection of slide IDs from the slide ID list.
DocumentFormat.OpenXml.OpenXmlElementList slideIds =
presentation.SlideIdList.ChildElements;
// If the slide ID is in range...
if (slideIndex < slideIds.Count)
{
// Get the relationship ID of the slide.
string slidePartRelationshipId = (slideIds[slideIndex] as SlideId).RelationshipId;
// Get the specified slide part from the relationship ID.
SlidePart slidePart =
(SlidePart)presentationPart.GetPartById(slidePartRelationshipId);
// Pass the slide part to the next method, and
// then return the array of strings that method
// returns to the previous method.
return GetAllTextInSlide(slidePart);
}
}
}
// Else, return null.
return null;
}
public static string[] GetAllTextInSlide(SlidePart slidePart)
{
// Verify that the slide part exists.
if (slidePart == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("slidePart");
}
// Create a new linked list of strings.
LinkedList<string> texts = new LinkedList<string>();
// If the slide exists...
if (slidePart.Slide != null)
{
// Iterate through all the paragraphs in the slide.
foreach (DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Paragraph paragraph in
slidePart.Slide.Descendants<DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Paragraph>())
{
// Create a new string builder.
StringBuilder paragraphText = new StringBuilder();
// Iterate through the lines of the paragraph.
foreach (DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Text text in
paragraph.Descendants<DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Text>())
{
// Append each line to the previous lines.
paragraphText.Append(text.Text);
}
if (paragraphText.Length > 0)
{
// Add each paragraph to the linked list.
texts.AddLast(paragraphText.ToString());
}
}
}
if (texts.Count > 0)
{
// Return an array of strings.
return texts.ToArray();
}
else
{
return null;
}
}
Aspose.Slides
using Aspose.Slides;
string filePath = @"..\..\..\..\Sample Files\";
string fileName = filePath + "Get all the text in a slide.pptx";
foreach (string text in GetAllTextInSlide(fileName, 0))
{
Console.WriteLine(text);
}
// Get all the text in a slide.
static List<string> GetAllTextInSlide(string presentationFile, int slideIndex)
{
// Create a new list of strings.
List<string> texts = new List<string>();
// Instantiate the Presentation class that represents a PPTX file.
using (Presentation presentation = new Presentation(presentationFile))
{
// Access the slide.
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides[slideIndex];
// Iterate through the shapes to find the placeholders.
foreach (IShape shape in slide.Shapes)
{
if (shape.Placeholder != null && shape is IAutoShape autoShape)
{
// Get the text of each placeholder.
texts.Add(autoShape.TextFrame.Text);
}
}
}
return texts;
}