Open Word in Java SDK

Use REST API to open and read Word files programmatically in Java

Easily open Word documents with just a few lines of Java code. Our Java library will provide you with everything you need to access Word document content programmatically.

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Open a Word file in Java

The task of reading Word documents is the task of reading hierarchical data structures within the DOM model. This implies knowing the format of each individual Word data element, including all of its possible child elements and attributes.

Our Java library is a cloud-based solution that will allow you to open Word files for reading and writing easily. This distributed approach gives you flexibility in software development using Java language, as all resource-intensive Word document processing will take place on Aspose servers. All you need is to get private keys to access Cloud API in Java code.

Programmatically read Word documents in Java

You can iterate over all elements of a Word document or you can search for specific elements in a DOM tree. We provide a wide range of Java functions both for working with the structure of the Word file and with the data contained in the document nodes.

The following code example will help you quickly figure out how to load a Word file using Java and perform some actions on it.

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import com.aspose.words.cloud.*;

ApiClient apiClient = new ApiClient("####-####-####-####-####", "##################", null);
WordsApi wordsApi = new WordsApi(apiClient);
String fileName = "Input.docx";

byte[] requestFileContent = Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(new String(Files.readAllBytes(
   Paths.get(fileName)), "utf8")).toAbsolutePath());
UploadFileRequest uploadDocumentRequest = new UploadFileRequest(requestFileContent, fileName, null);
wordsApi.uploadFile(uploadDocumentRequest);

ParagraphInsert requestParagraph = new ParagraphInsert();
requestParagraph.setText("Reading and writing to the file in the cloud occurs automatically.");
InsertParagraphRequest insertParagraphRequest = new InsertParagraphRequest(
   fileName, requestParagraph, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null);
wordsApi.insertParagraph(insertParagraphRequest);

DownloadFileRequest downloadDocumentRequest = new DownloadFileRequest(fileName, null, null);
wordsApi.downloadFile(downloadDocumentRequest);
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How to open Word Java REST API

  1. Install Aspose.Words Cloud for Java
  2. Add a library reference (import the library) to your Java project
  3. Read a Word file

Install Java library to read DOCX files

Install 'Aspose.Words Cloud SDK for Java' using Maven build automation tool.

Add this dependency to your project's POM: aspose-cloud artifact.aspose-cloud-releases http://artifact.aspose.cloud/repo com.aspose aspose-words-cloud 22.4.0

As an alternative, you can clone Aspose.Words Cloud SDK for Java source code from GitHub and use it in your project. Please follow these Instructions to quickly get the necessary security credentials and access our REST API.

System Requirements

Refer to the Repository Documentation to see the details.

Other supported file formats

You can open documents in other formats:

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