opencsv

Class CSVReader

java.lang.Object

opencsv.CSVReader

public class CSVReader
extends java.lang.Object

A very simple CSV reader released under a commercial-friendly license.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CSVReader(java.io.Reader reader) Constructs CSVReader using a comma for the separator.
CSVReader(java.io.Reader reader, char separator, char quotechar, int line) Constructs CSVReader with supplied separator and quote char.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close() Closes the underlying reader.
java.lang.String[]	readNext() Reads the next line from the buffer and converts to a string array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CSVReader

public CSVReader(java.io.Reader reader)

Constructs CSVReader using a comma for the separator.

Parameters:

reader - the reader to an underlying CSV source.

CSVReader

public CSVReader(java.io.Reader reader,
                 char separator,
                 char quotechar,
                 int line)

Constructs CSVReader with supplied separator and quote char.

Parameters:

reader - the reader to an underlying CSV source.

separator - the delimiter to use for separating entries

quotechar - the character to use for quoted elements

line - the line number to skip for start reading

Method Detail

readNext

public java.lang.String[] readNext()
                            throws java.io.IOException

Reads the next line from the buffer and converts to a string array.

Returns:

a string array with each comma-separated element as a separate entry.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if bad things happen during the read

close

public void close()
           throws java.io.IOException

Closes the underlying reader.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if the close fails