In this how-to article, we will explain the step-by-step process to extract text from Markdown file in Java and share a sample code snippet to demonstrate the implementation of how to get text from Markdown using Java. You do not have to install any other third-party tool for extracting text and this guide can be followed on any of the common operating systems including Windows, macOS, and Linux. Below is the workflow and code snippet for getting a text from the MD file.
Steps to Extract Text from Markdown File in Java
- Setup GroupDocs.Parser for Java from the Maven repository in the Java application to extract text from the Markdown file
- Import required classes for developing the functionality for extracting text from the Markdown document
- Initialize the Parser class for loading the MD file to extract text from it
- Call the getText method to obtain the text reader object
- Finally, call the readToEnd method of the reader and print text on the screen
The text extractor from MD in Java application can be rapidly created by following the above steps in a sequence. The workflow is very simple and you can initialize the text extraction procedure by setting up the required library and importing the necessary classes. After that, you have to initialize the Parser class for loading the MD file for obtaining a text from it. The last two steps enable you how to get a text from the input document and then print it on the screen.
Code to Extract Text from Markdown File in Java
| import com.groupdocs.parser.Parser; | |
| import com.groupdocs.parser.licensing.License; | |
| import com.groupdocs.parser.data.TextReader; | |
| import java.io.IOException; | |
| public class ExtractTextFromMarkdownFileInJava { | |
| public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { // Main function to extract text from Markdown in Java | |
| // Remove the watermark in output | |
| License lic = new License(); | |
| lic.setLicense("GroupDocs.Parser.lic"); | |
| // Create an instance of Parser class | |
| try (Parser parser = new Parser("sample.md")) { | |
| // Extract a text into the reader | |
| try (TextReader reader = parser.getText()) { | |
| // Print a text from the document | |
| // If text extraction isn't supported, a reader is null | |
| System.out.println(reader == null ? "Text extraction isn't supported" : reader.readToEnd()); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } |
In the preceding code snippet, we have developed the functionality to extract text from Markdown file using Java with the help of the workflow defined in the earlier section. This is a working code and you can use it in your applications for extracting text, however, you can further enhance it as per your requirements. Additionally, you can modify this example for fetching text from other document formats such as DOC, DOCX, PDF, XLSX, XML, HTML, and many more.
We have discussed the detailed process of how to get text from Markdown in Java and developed a sample code for it. Recently, we published an article on extracting images from PowerPoint using Java, have a look at how to Extract Images from PowerPoint in Java guide for more information.
