Read doc File and docx file in Java Code

This is sample code to Read Microsoft Word File in doc format and docx format using Java Code.

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public static void readDocxFile(String path) {
try {
File file = new File(path);
FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(file.getAbsolutePath());

XWPFDocument document = new XWPFDocument(fis);

List<XWPFParagraph> paragraphs = document.getParagraphs();
for (XWPFParagraph para : paragraphs) {
System.out.println(para.getText());
}
fis.close();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

public static void readDocFile(String path)
{
WordExtractor extractor = null ;
try {

File file = new File(path);
FileInputStream fis=new FileInputStream(file.getAbsolutePath());
HWPFDocument document=new HWPFDocument(fis);
extractor = new WordExtractor(document);
String [] fileData = extractor.getParagraphText();
for(int i=0;i<fileData.length;i++){
if(fileData[i] != null)
{
//txtdocs.append(fileData[i]+"\n");
System.out.println(fileData[i]);
}
}
}
catch(Exception exep){

exep.printStackTrace();
}

}