MergeCellsInATable.java

package com.aspose.words.examples.programming_documents.tables.ColumnsAndRows;

import com.aspose.words.CellMerge;
import com.aspose.words.Document;
import com.aspose.words.DocumentBuilder;

public class MergeCellsInATable {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

	}

	public static void mergeCellsHorizontally() throws Exception {
		Document doc = new Document();
		DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

		builder.insertCell();
		builder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.FIRST);
		builder.write("Text in merged cells.");

		builder.insertCell();
		// This cell is merged to the previous and should be empty.
		builder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.PREVIOUS);
		builder.endRow();

		builder.insertCell();
		builder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.NONE);
		builder.write("Text in one cell.");

		builder.insertCell();
		builder.write("Text in another cell.");
		builder.endRow();
		builder.endTable();
	}
	
	public static void mergeCellsVertically() throws Exception {
		Document doc = new Document();
		DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

		builder.insertCell();
		builder.getCellFormat().setVerticalMerge(CellMerge.FIRST);
		builder.write("Text in merged cells.");

		builder.insertCell();
		builder.getCellFormat().setVerticalMerge(CellMerge.NONE);
		builder.write("Text in one cell");
		builder.endRow();

		builder.insertCell();
		// This cell is vertically merged to the cell above and should be empty.
		builder.getCellFormat().setVerticalMerge(CellMerge.PREVIOUS);

		builder.insertCell();
		builder.getCellFormat().setVerticalMerge(CellMerge.NONE);
		builder.write("Text in another cell");
		builder.endRow();
		builder.endTable();
	}
}