public class CSVParser

  1. Object
  2. CSVParser

The CSVParser allows importing data into applications quickly from a CSV source. CSV is a file format that is supported by all spreadsheets and most databases for data exchange.

The sample below lists a simple hardcoded CSV within the table:

Form hi = new Form("CSV Parsing", new BorderLayout());
CSVParser parser = new CSVParser();
try(Reader r = new com.codename1.io.CharArrayReader("1997,Ford,E350,\"Super, \"\"luxurious\"\" truck\"".toCharArray())) {
    String[][] data = parser.parse(r);
    String[] columnNames = new String[data[0].length];
    for(int iter=  0 ; iter

@author Shai Almog

Constructors

public CSVParser()Initializes a parser with the default comma (’,’) separator char
public CSVParser(char separatorChar)Allows creating a parser with a custom separator char

Methods

public String[][] parse(InputStream r) throws IOExceptionParses input from the given stream and returns the tokens broken into rows and columns
public String[][] parse(InputStream r, String encoding) throws IOExceptionParses input from the given stream and returns the tokens broken into rows and columns
public String[][] parse(Reader r) throws IOExceptionParses input from the given reader and returns the tokens broken into rows and columns

Inherited methods

From Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait, clone

Constructor details

CSVParser

public CSVParser()
Initializes a parser with the default comma (’,’) separator char

CSVParser

public CSVParser(char separatorChar)
Allows creating a parser with a custom separator char

Parameters

separatorChar char
custom separator character such as semi-colon (’;’) etc.

Method details

parse

public String[][] parse(InputStream r) throws IOException
Parses input from the given stream and returns the tokens broken into rows and columns

Parameters

r InputStream
the input stream

Returns

array of rows and columns

Throws

IOException

parse

public String[][] parse(InputStream r, String encoding) throws IOException
Parses input from the given stream and returns the tokens broken into rows and columns

Parameters

r InputStream
the input stream
encoding String
the encoding of the stream

Returns

array of rows and columns

Throws

IOException

parse

public String[][] parse(Reader r) throws IOException
Parses input from the given reader and returns the tokens broken into rows and columns

Parameters

r Reader
the reader stream

Returns

array of rows and columns

Throws

IOException