create text box in document .docx using apache poi

Question

I want create a text box in a document .docx but I didn´t find a method that help me do it and any example. Someone know how can i do it?

Answer 1

For HWPF (i.e. the old binary doc format) there is a very rudimentary interface via HWPFDocument.getMainTextBoxRange(). I believe it is only suitable for reading, though.

For XWPF (the newer docx format that you asked for) it appears that Text Boxes are always embedded in a Drawing (using DrawingML; please correct me if I am wrong). At least this is how I interpret clauses 17.3.1.40, 20.4.2.37 and 20.4.2.38 of ECMA-376, Part 1. Thus, your method of choice should be XSSFDrawing.createTextbox(). However, I haven't yet come across an easy to use link between this drawing class (which stems from POI's Excel component) and XWPF.