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Convert an HTML Table to Plain-Text
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require 'chilkat'
success = false
# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
# This example converts the following HTML fragment to plain-text showing just
# the information desired.
# This is the raw HTML to be converted:
#
# <table><tr><th>
# <p>Property</p></th><th scope="col"><p>Type</p></th><th
# scope="col"><p>R/W</p></th><th scope="col"><p><a
# href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj164022.aspx#NavigationProperties">
# Returned with resource</a></p></th><th
# scope="col"><p>Description</p></th></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>Author</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><a
# href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn531432.aspx#bk_User">
# SP.User</a></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with
# resource"><p>No</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that
# specifies the user who added the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>CheckedOutByUser</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><a
# href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn531432.aspx#bk_User">
# SP.User</a></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with
# resource"><p>No</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that returns
# the user who has checked out the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>CheckInComment</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span
# class="input">String</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td
# data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td
# data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that returns the comment used when a
# document is checked in to a document library.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>CheckOutType</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span
# class="input">Int32</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td
# data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td
# data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that indicates how the file is checked
# out of a document library. Represents an <span
# class="input">SP.CheckOutType</span> value: Online = 0; Offline = 1; None =
# 2.</p><p>The checkout state of a file is independent of its locked
# state.</p></td></tr><tr><td data-th="Property"><p>ContentTag</p></td><td
# data-th="Type"><p><span class="input">String</span></p></td><td
# data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with
# resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Returns internal version
# of content, used to validate document equality for read
# purposes.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>CustomizedPageStatus</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span
# class="input">Int32</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td
# data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td
# data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that specifies the customization status
# of the file. Represents an <span class="input">SP.CustomizedPageStatus</span>
# value: None = 0; Uncustomized = 1; Customized = 2.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>ETag</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span
# class="input">String</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td
# data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td
# data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that specifies the ETag
# value.</p></td></tr><tr><td data-th="Property"><p>Exists</p></td><td
# data-th="Type"><p><span class="input">Boolean</span></p></td><td
# data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with
# resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that
# specifies whether the file exists.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>Length</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span
# class="input">Int64</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td
# data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td
# data-th="Description"><p>Gets the size of the file in bytes, excluding the size
# of any Web Parts that are used in the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>Level</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span
# class="input">Byte</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td
# data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td
# data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that specifies the publishing level of
# the file. Represents an <span class="input">SP.FileLevel</span> value:
# Published = 1; Draft = 2; Checkout = 255.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>ListItemAllFields</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><a
# href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn531433.aspx#bk_ListItem">
# SP.ListItem</a></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned
# with resource"><p>No</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that
# specifies the list item field values for the list item corresponding to the
# file.</p></td></tr><tr><td data-th="Property"><p>LockedByUser</p></td><td
# data-th="Type"><p><a
# href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn531432.aspx#bk_User">
# SP.User</a></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with
# resource"><p>No</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that returns
# the user that owns the current lock on the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>MajorVersion</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span
# class="input">Int32</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td
# data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td
# data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that specifies the major version of the
# file.</p></td></tr><tr><td data-th="Property"><p>MinorVersion</p></td><td
# data-th="Type"><p><span class="input">Int32</span></p></td><td
# data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with
# resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that
# specifies the minor version of the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>ModifiedBy</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><a
# href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn531432.aspx#bk_User">
# SP.User</a></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with
# resource"><p>No</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that returns
# the user who last modified the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>Name</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span
# class="input">String</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td
# data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td
# data-th="Description"><p>Gets the name of the file including the
# extension.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>ServerRelativeUrl</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span
# class="input">String</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td
# data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td
# data-th="Description"><p>Gets the relative URL of the file based on the URL for
# the server.</p></td></tr><tr><td data-th="Property"><p>TimeCreated</p></td><td
# data-th="Type"><p><span class="input">DateTime</span></p></td><td
# data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with
# resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that
# specifies when the file was created.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>TimeLastModified</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span
# class="input">DateTime</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td
# data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td
# data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that specifies when the file was last
# modified.</p></td></tr><tr><td data-th="Property"><p>Title</p></td><td
# data-th="Type"><p><span class="input">String</span></p></td><td
# data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with
# resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that
# specifies the display name of the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>UiVersion</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span
# class="input">Int32</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td
# data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td
# data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that specifies the
# implementation-specific version identifier of the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>UiVersionLabel</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><span
# class="input">String</span></p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td
# data-th="Returned with resource"><p>Yes</p></td><td
# data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that specifies the
# implementation-specific version identifier of the file.</p></td></tr><tr><td
# data-th="Property"><p>Versions</p></td><td data-th="Type"><p><a
# href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn450841.aspx#bk_FileVersionCollection">SP.FileVersionCollection</a>
# </p></td><td data-th="R/W"><p>R</p></td><td data-th="Returned with
# resource"><p>No</p></td><td data-th="Description"><p>Gets a value that returns
# a collection of file version objects that represent the versions of the
# file.</p></td></tr></table>
#
h2x = Chilkat::CkHtmlToXml.new()
success = h2x.SetHtmlFromFile("qa_data/htmlToText/htmlTable.html")
# First convert to well-formed XML that makes it easier to parse.
xml = Chilkat::CkXml.new()
xml.LoadXml(h2x.toXml())
print xml.getXml() + "\n";
# The XML looks like this:
# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
# <root>
# <table>
# <tr>
# <th>
# <p>
# <text>Property</text>
# </p>
# </th>
# <th scope="col">
# <p>
# <text>Type</text>
# </p>
# </th>
# <th scope="col">
# <p>
# <text>R/W</text>
# </p>
# </th>
# <th scope="col">
# <p>
# <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj164022.aspx#NavigationProperties">
# <text>Returned with resource</text>
# </a>
# </p>
# </th>
# <th scope="col">
# <p>
# <text>Description</text>
# </p>
# </th>
# </tr>
# <tr>
# <td data-th="Property">
# <p>
# <text>Author</text>
# </p>
# </td>
# <td data-th="Type">
# <p>
# <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn531432.aspx#bk_User">
# <text>SP.User</text>
# </a>
# </p>
# </td>
# <td data-th="R/W">
# <p>
# <text>R</text>
# </p>
# </td>
# <td data-th="Returned with resource">
# <p>
# <text>No</text>
# </p>
# </td>
# <td data-th="Description">
# <p>
# <text>Gets a value that specifies the user who added the file.</text>
# </p>
# </td>
# </tr>
# ...
#
print "------------------------------------------------" + "\n";
# Iterate over the XML, skipping the 1st table row, and emit
# the Property and Description for each row.
sbPlainText = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
# First move to the "table" node.
xml.FirstChild2()
# Get the number of rows.
numRows = xml.get_NumChildren()
# Indexing is 0-based, meaning the 1st row (i.e. the table headers) is at index 0.
# Skip it by starting with index 1.
i = 1
while i < numRows
xml.put_I(i)
sbPlainText.Append(xml.getChildContent("tr[i]|/A/td,data-th,Property|p|text"))
sbPlainText.Append(": ")
sbPlainText.AppendLine(xml.getChildContent("tr[i]|/A/td,data-th,Description|p|text"),true)
i = i + 1
end
print sbPlainText.getAsString() + "\n";
# The output is:
# Author: Gets a value that specifies the user who added the file.
# CheckedOutByUser: Gets a value that returns the user who has checked out the file.
# CheckInComment: Gets a value that returns the comment used when a document is checked in to a document library.
# CheckOutType: Gets a value that indicates how the file is checked out of a document library. Represents an
# ContentTag: Returns internal version of content, used to validate document equality for read purposes.
# CustomizedPageStatus: Gets a value that specifies the customization status of the file. Represents an
# ETag: Gets a value that specifies the ETag value.
# Exists: Gets a value that specifies whether the file exists.
# Length: Gets the size of the file in bytes, excluding the size of any Web Parts that are used in the file.
# Level: Gets a value that specifies the publishing level of the file. Represents an
# ListItemAllFields: Gets a value that specifies the list item field values for the list item corresponding to the file.
# LockedByUser: Gets a value that returns the user that owns the current lock on the file.
# MajorVersion: Gets a value that specifies the major version of the file.
# MinorVersion: Gets a value that specifies the minor version of the file.
# ModifiedBy: Gets a value that returns the user who last modified the file.
# Name: Gets the name of the file including the extension.
# ServerRelativeUrl: Gets the relative URL of the file based on the URL for the server.
# TimeCreated: Gets a value that specifies when the file was created.
# TimeLastModified: Gets a value that specifies when the file was last modified.
# Title: Gets a value that specifies the display name of the file.
# UiVersion: Gets a value that specifies the implementation-specific version identifier of the file.
# UiVersionLabel: Gets a value that specifies the implementation-specific version identifier of the file.
# Versions: Gets a value that returns a collection of file version objects that represent the versions of the file.
#