com.opencsv

Class CSVParser

java.lang.Object

com.opencsv.CSVParser

public class CSVParser
extends Object

A very simple CSV parser released under a commercial-friendly license. This just implements splitting a single line into fields.

Author:

Glen Smith, Rainer Pruy

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static char	DEFAULT_ESCAPE_CHARACTER The default escape character to use if none is supplied to the constructor.
static boolean	DEFAULT_IGNORE_LEADING_WHITESPACE The default leading whitespace behavior to use if none is supplied to the constructor.
static boolean	DEFAULT_IGNORE_QUOTATIONS If the quote character is set to null then there is no quote character.
static char	DEFAULT_QUOTE_CHARACTER The default quote character to use if none is supplied to the constructor.
static char	DEFAULT_SEPARATOR The default separator to use if none is supplied to the constructor.
static boolean	DEFAULT_STRICT_QUOTES The default strict quote behavior to use if none is supplied to the constructor.
static int	INITIAL_READ_SIZE The average size of a line read by openCSV (used for setting the size of StringBuilders).
static char	NULL_CHARACTER This is the "null" character - if a value is set to this then it is ignored.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CSVParser() Constructs CSVParser using a comma for the separator.
CSVParser(char separator) Constructs CSVParser with supplied separator.
CSVParser(char separator, char quotechar) Constructs CSVParser with supplied separator and quote char.
CSVParser(char separator, char quotechar, char escape) Constructs CSVReader with supplied separator and quote char.
CSVParser(char separator, char quotechar, char escape, boolean strictQuotes) Constructs CSVParser with supplied separator and quote char.
CSVParser(char separator, char quotechar, char escape, boolean strictQuotes, boolean ignoreLeadingWhiteSpace) Constructs CSVParser with supplied separator and quote char.
CSVParser(char separator, char quotechar, char escape, boolean strictQuotes, boolean ignoreLeadingWhiteSpace, boolean ignoreQuotations) Constructs CSVParser with supplied separator and quote char.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
char	getEscape()
char	getQuotechar()
char	getSeparator()
protected boolean	isAllWhiteSpace(CharSequence sb) Checks if every element is the character sequence is whitespace.
boolean	isIgnoreLeadingWhiteSpace()
boolean	isIgnoreQuotations()
protected boolean	isNextCharacterEscapable(String nextLine, boolean inQuotes, int i) Checks to see if the character after the current index in a String is an escapable character.
boolean	isPending()
boolean	isStrictQuotes()
String[]	parseLine(String nextLine) Parses an incoming String and returns an array of elements.
String[]	parseLineMulti(String nextLine) Parses an incoming String and returns an array of elements.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DEFAULT_SEPARATOR

public static final char DEFAULT_SEPARATOR

The default separator to use if none is supplied to the constructor.

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INITIAL_READ_SIZE

public static final int INITIAL_READ_SIZE

The average size of a line read by openCSV (used for setting the size of StringBuilders).

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DEFAULT_QUOTE_CHARACTER

public static final char DEFAULT_QUOTE_CHARACTER

The default quote character to use if none is supplied to the constructor.

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DEFAULT_ESCAPE_CHARACTER

public static final char DEFAULT_ESCAPE_CHARACTER

The default escape character to use if none is supplied to the constructor.

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DEFAULT_STRICT_QUOTES

public static final boolean DEFAULT_STRICT_QUOTES

The default strict quote behavior to use if none is supplied to the constructor.

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DEFAULT_IGNORE_LEADING_WHITESPACE

public static final boolean DEFAULT_IGNORE_LEADING_WHITESPACE

The default leading whitespace behavior to use if none is supplied to the constructor.

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DEFAULT_IGNORE_QUOTATIONS

public static final boolean DEFAULT_IGNORE_QUOTATIONS

If the quote character is set to null then there is no quote character.

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NULL_CHARACTER

public static final char NULL_CHARACTER

This is the "null" character - if a value is set to this then it is ignored.

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Constructor Detail

CSVParser

public CSVParser()

Constructs CSVParser using a comma for the separator.

CSVParser

public CSVParser(char separator)

Constructs CSVParser with supplied separator.

Parameters:

separator - the delimiter to use for separating entries.

CSVParser

public CSVParser(char separator,
         char quotechar)

Constructs CSVParser with supplied separator and quote char.

Parameters:

separator - the delimiter to use for separating entries

quotechar - the character to use for quoted elements

CSVParser

public CSVParser(char separator,
         char quotechar,
         char escape)

Constructs CSVReader with supplied separator and quote char.

Parameters:

separator - the delimiter to use for separating entries

quotechar - the character to use for quoted elements

escape - the character to use for escaping a separator or quote

CSVParser

public CSVParser(char separator,
         char quotechar,
         char escape,
         boolean strictQuotes)

Constructs CSVParser with supplied separator and quote char. Allows setting the "strict quotes" flag

Parameters:

separator - the delimiter to use for separating entries

quotechar - the character to use for quoted elements

escape - the character to use for escaping a separator or quote

strictQuotes - if true, characters outside the quotes are ignored

CSVParser

public CSVParser(char separator,
         char quotechar,
         char escape,
         boolean strictQuotes,
         boolean ignoreLeadingWhiteSpace)

Constructs CSVParser with supplied separator and quote char. Allows setting the "strict quotes" and "ignore leading whitespace" flags

Parameters:

separator - the delimiter to use for separating entries

quotechar - the character to use for quoted elements

escape - the character to use for escaping a separator or quote

strictQuotes - if true, characters outside the quotes are ignored

ignoreLeadingWhiteSpace - if true, white space in front of a quote in a field is ignored

CSVParser

public CSVParser(char separator,
         char quotechar,
         char escape,
         boolean strictQuotes,
         boolean ignoreLeadingWhiteSpace,
         boolean ignoreQuotations)

Constructs CSVParser with supplied separator and quote char. Allows setting the "strict quotes" and "ignore leading whitespace" flags

Parameters:

separator - the delimiter to use for separating entries

quotechar - the character to use for quoted elements

escape - the character to use for escaping a separator or quote

strictQuotes - if true, characters outside the quotes are ignored

ignoreLeadingWhiteSpace - if true, white space in front of a quote in a field is ignored

ignoreQuotations - if true, treat quotations like any other character.

Method Detail

getSeparator

public char getSeparator()

Returns:

The default separator for this parser.

getQuotechar

public char getQuotechar()

Returns:

The default quotation character for this parser.

getEscape

public char getEscape()

Returns:

The default escape character for this parser.

isStrictQuotes

public boolean isStrictQuotes()

Returns:

The default strictQuotes setting for this parser.

isIgnoreLeadingWhiteSpace

public boolean isIgnoreLeadingWhiteSpace()

Returns:

The default ignoreLeadingWhiteSpace setting for this parser.

isIgnoreQuotations

public boolean isIgnoreQuotations()

Returns:

the default ignoreQuotation setting for this parser.

isPending

public boolean isPending()

Returns:

true if something was left over from last call(s)

parseLineMulti

public String[] parseLineMulti(String nextLine)
                        throws IOException

Parses an incoming String and returns an array of elements. This method is used when the data spans multiple lines.

Parameters:

nextLine - current line to be processed

Returns:

the comma-tokenized list of elements, or null if nextLine is null

Throws:

IOException - if bad things happen during the read

parseLine

public String[] parseLine(String nextLine)
                   throws IOException

Parses an incoming String and returns an array of elements. This method is used when all data is contained in a single line.

Parameters:

nextLine - Line to be parsed.

Returns:

the comma-tokenized list of elements, or null if nextLine is null

Throws:

IOException - if bad things happen during the read

isNextCharacterEscapable

protected boolean isNextCharacterEscapable(String nextLine,
                               boolean inQuotes,
                               int i)

Checks to see if the character after the current index in a String is an escapable character. Meaning the next character is either a quotation character or the escape char and you are inside quotes. precondition: the current character is an escape

Parameters:

nextLine - the current line

inQuotes - true if the current context is quoted

i - current index in line

Returns:

true if the following character is a quote

isAllWhiteSpace

protected boolean isAllWhiteSpace(CharSequence sb)

Checks if every element is the character sequence is whitespace. precondition: sb.length() is greater than 0

Parameters:

sb - A sequence of characters to examine

Returns:

true if every character in the sequence is whitespace