org.jooq.tools.csv
Class CSVParser

java.lang.Object
  org.jooq.tools.csv.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

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

Constructor Summary

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 CSVReader with supplied separator and quote char.

CSVParser(char separator, char quotechar, char escape, boolean strictQuotes, boolean ignoreLeadingWhiteSpace)
Constructs CSVReader with supplied separator and quote char.

Method Summary

protected boolean	isAllWhiteSpace(CharSequence sb) precondition: sb.length() > 0
protected boolean	isNextCharacterEscapable(String nextLine, boolean inQuotes, int i) precondition: the current character is an escape
boolean	isPending()
String[]	parseLine(String nextLine)
String[]	parseLineMulti(String nextLine)

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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Constant Field Values

INITIAL_READ_SIZE

public static final int INITIAL_READ_SIZE

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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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Constant Field Values

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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NULL_CHARACTER

public static final char NULL_CHARACTER

This is the "null" character - if a value is set to this then it is ignored. I.E. if the quote character is set to null then there is no quote character.

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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 CSVReader 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 CSVReader 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

Method Detail

isPending

public boolean isPending()

Returns:

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

parseLineMulti

public String[] parseLineMulti(String nextLine)
                        throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

parseLine

public String[] parseLine(String nextLine)
                   throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

isNextCharacterEscapable

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

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)

precondition: sb.length() > 0

Parameters:

sb - A sequence of characters to examine

Returns:

true if every character in the sequence is whitespace