Table

What this page is about

Work with tables in Aspose.Slides for Python via Java: add, access, remove, and merge cells in PowerPoint and OpenDocument presentations.

Examples for adding tables, accessing them, removing them, and merging cells using Aspose.Slides for Python via Java.

Install the package as described in Installation. Each example imports asposeslides before starting the JVM, then imports the API after the JVM is running.

Add a Table

Create a simple table with two rows and two columns.

import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Presentation

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    widths = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([80, 80])
    heights = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([30, 30])
    table = slide.getShapes().addTable(50, 50, widths, heights)
finally:
    presentation.dispose()

Access a Table

Retrieve the first table shape on the slide.

import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Presentation, Table

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    widths = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([80, 80])
    heights = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([30, 30])
    table = slide.getShapes().addTable(50, 50, widths, heights)

    # Access the first table on the slide.
    first_table = None
    for index in range(slide.getShapes().size()):
        shape = slide.getShapes().get_Item(index)
        if isinstance(shape, Table):
            first_table = shape
            break
finally:
    presentation.dispose()

Remove a Table

Delete a table from a slide.

import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Presentation

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    widths = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([80, 80])
    heights = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([30, 30])
    table = slide.getShapes().addTable(50, 50, widths, heights)

    slide.getShapes().remove(table)
finally:
    presentation.dispose()

Merge Table Cells

Merge adjacent cells of a table into a single cell.

import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Presentation

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    widths = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([80, 80])
    heights = jpype.JArray(jpype.JDouble)([30, 30])
    table = slide.getShapes().addTable(50, 50, widths, heights)

    # Merge cells.
    table.mergeCells(table.get_Item(0, 0), table.get_Item(1, 1), False)
finally:
    presentation.dispose()