**Inheritance:**
java.lang.Object
```
public class PlainTextDocument
```

Allows to extract plain-text representation of the document's content.

To learn more, visit the [ Working with Text Document ][Working with Text Document] documentation article.

 **Examples:** 

Shows how to load the contents of a Microsoft Word document in plaintext.

```

 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
 builder.writeln("Hello world!");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "PlainTextDocument.Load.docx");

 PlainTextDocument plaintext = new PlainTextDocument(getArtifactsDir() + "PlainTextDocument.Load.docx");

 Assert.assertEquals("Hello world!", plaintext.getText().trim());
 
```


[Working with Text Document]: https://docs.aspose.com/words/java/working-with-text-document/
## Constructors

| Constructor | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [PlainTextDocument(String fileName)](#PlainTextDocument-java.lang.String) | Creates a plain text document from a file. |
| [PlainTextDocument(String fileName, LoadOptions loadOptions)](#PlainTextDocument-java.lang.String-com.aspose.words.LoadOptions) | Creates a plain text document from a file. |
| [PlainTextDocument(InputStream stream)](#PlainTextDocument-java.io.InputStream) | Initializes a new instance of this class. |
| [PlainTextDocument(InputStream stream, LoadOptions loadOptions)](#PlainTextDocument-java.io.InputStream-com.aspose.words.LoadOptions) | Initializes a new instance of this class. |
## Methods

| Method | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [getBuiltInDocumentProperties()](#getBuiltInDocumentProperties) | Gets [getBuiltInDocumentProperties()](../../com.aspose.words/plaintextdocument/\#getBuiltInDocumentProperties) of the document. |
| [getCustomDocumentProperties()](#getCustomDocumentProperties) | Gets [getCustomDocumentProperties()](../../com.aspose.words/plaintextdocument/\#getCustomDocumentProperties) of the document. |
| [getText()](#getText) | Gets textual content of the document concatenated as a string. |
### PlainTextDocument(String fileName) {#PlainTextDocument-java.lang.String}
```
public PlainTextDocument(String fileName)
```


Creates a plain text document from a file. Automatically detects the file format.

**Parameters:**
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| fileName | java.lang.String | Name of the file to extract the text from. |

### PlainTextDocument(String fileName, LoadOptions loadOptions) {#PlainTextDocument-java.lang.String-com.aspose.words.LoadOptions}
```
public PlainTextDocument(String fileName, LoadOptions loadOptions)
```


Creates a plain text document from a file. Allows to specify additional options such as an encryption password.

**Parameters:**
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| fileName | java.lang.String | Name of the file to extract the text from. |
| loadOptions | [LoadOptions](../../com.aspose.words/loadoptions/) | Additional options to use when loading a document. Can be  null . |

### PlainTextDocument(InputStream stream) {#PlainTextDocument-java.io.InputStream}
```
public PlainTextDocument(InputStream stream)
```


Initializes a new instance of this class.

**Parameters:**
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| stream | java.io.InputStream |  |

### PlainTextDocument(InputStream stream, LoadOptions loadOptions) {#PlainTextDocument-java.io.InputStream-com.aspose.words.LoadOptions}
```
public PlainTextDocument(InputStream stream, LoadOptions loadOptions)
```


Initializes a new instance of this class.

**Parameters:**
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| stream | java.io.InputStream |  |
| loadOptions | [LoadOptions](../../com.aspose.words/loadoptions/) |  |

### getBuiltInDocumentProperties() {#getBuiltInDocumentProperties}
```
public BuiltInDocumentProperties getBuiltInDocumentProperties()
```


Gets [getBuiltInDocumentProperties()](../../com.aspose.words/plaintextdocument/\#getBuiltInDocumentProperties) of the document.

 **Examples:** 

Shows how to load the contents of a Microsoft Word document in plaintext and then access the original document's built-in properties.

```

 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 builder.writeln("Hello world!");
 doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().setAuthor("John Doe");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "PlainTextDocument.BuiltInProperties.docx");

 PlainTextDocument plaintext = new PlainTextDocument(getArtifactsDir() + "PlainTextDocument.BuiltInProperties.docx");

 Assert.assertEquals("Hello world!", plaintext.getText().trim());
 Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", plaintext.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().getAuthor());
 
```

**Returns:**
[BuiltInDocumentProperties](../../com.aspose.words/builtindocumentproperties/) - [getBuiltInDocumentProperties()](../../com.aspose.words/plaintextdocument/\#getBuiltInDocumentProperties) of the document.
### getCustomDocumentProperties() {#getCustomDocumentProperties}
```
public CustomDocumentProperties getCustomDocumentProperties()
```


Gets [getCustomDocumentProperties()](../../com.aspose.words/plaintextdocument/\#getCustomDocumentProperties) of the document.

 **Examples:** 

Shows how to load the contents of a Microsoft Word document in plaintext and then access the original document's custom properties.

```

 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 builder.writeln("Hello world!");
 doc.getCustomDocumentProperties().add("Location of writing", "123 Main St, London, UK");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "PlainTextDocument.CustomDocumentProperties.docx");

 PlainTextDocument plaintext = new PlainTextDocument(getArtifactsDir() + "PlainTextDocument.CustomDocumentProperties.docx");

 Assert.assertEquals("Hello world!", plaintext.getText().trim());
 Assert.assertEquals("123 Main St, London, UK", plaintext.getCustomDocumentProperties().get("Location of writing").getValue());
 
```

**Returns:**
[CustomDocumentProperties](../../com.aspose.words/customdocumentproperties/) - [getCustomDocumentProperties()](../../com.aspose.words/plaintextdocument/\#getCustomDocumentProperties) of the document.
### getText() {#getText}
```
public String getText()
```


Gets textual content of the document concatenated as a string.

 **Examples:** 

Shows how to load the contents of a Microsoft Word document in plaintext.

```

 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
 builder.writeln("Hello world!");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "PlainTextDocument.Load.docx");

 PlainTextDocument plaintext = new PlainTextDocument(getArtifactsDir() + "PlainTextDocument.Load.docx");

 Assert.assertEquals("Hello world!", plaintext.getText().trim());
 
```

**Returns:**
java.lang.String - Textual content of the document concatenated as a string.