Detect tables in a spreadsheet?

Hi all,
I'm looking for way to detect a table in the spreadsheet. I know there's a way to get it through the SDK, but it only works for those tables which were inserted and defined as a table (TableDefinitionParts? or getTables() in POI). However, it doesnt
work for those table which were constructed manually, by entering column names, headers, changing styles, entering data etc
any ideas how to achieve this? any algorithms/sample code/SDK you can lead me to?
thanks
Lior

Hi Lior,
>> any ideas how to achieve this? any algorithms/sample code/SDK you can lead me to?
As far as I know, when you inserted and defined as a table, it was inserted as a table object, it was inserted into the TableDefinitionParts, and at this time, you could use the TableDefinitionParts to get the table object. But when you constructed
manually, it was inserted into SheetData, you could not get it by TableDefinitionParts, because it was not a table object. I'm afraid there is no way to get the matrix directly which you constructed manually.
For a workaround, I will recommend you select the table which you constructed manually, click the “Format as Table” in the Styles, in the alert view, check the “My table has headers” and click “OK”. Then you could get it from the TableDefinitionParts.
Sorry for the inconvenient.
Best Regards,
Edward
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