_parentWriter = $pWriter; } public function getParentWriter() { if (!is_null($this->_parentWriter)) { return $this->_parentWriter; } else { throw new Exception("No parent PHPWord_Writer_IWriter assigned."); } } public function getTableAsText($element) { $xmlWriter = $this->getXmlWriter(); $writer = new \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\Word2007\Element\Table($xmlWriter, $element); $writer->write(); return $xmlWriter->getData(); } }