Package cdc.util.csv

Class CsvUtils

java.lang.Object

cdc.util.csv.CsvUtils

public final class CsvUtils
extends Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	escape(String text, boolean addExternalQuotes)	Escape a string and add external quotes ('"') if asked.
static String	escapeIfNecessary(String text, char separator)	Escape a string if necessary.
static boolean	needsEscape(String text, char separator)	Return whether a string value needs to be escaped.
static void	print(CharSequence[] items, char separator, PrintStream out)
static void	print(CharSequence[] items, char separator, PrintWriter out)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

needsEscape

public static boolean needsEscape(String text,
                                  char separator)

Return whether a string value needs to be escaped. This is the case when:

• the string contains '"' character,
• the string contains the separator character,
• the string has multiple lines.

Parameters:

text - The string to test.

separator - The separator that should be used.

Returns:

whether text needs to be escaped or not.

escape

public static String escape(String text,
                            boolean addExternalQuotes)

Escape a string and add external quotes ('"') if asked. Internal processing replaces '"' by 2 '"'.

Parameters:

text - The string to escape.

addExternalQuotes - If true, external quotes are added.

Returns:

The escaped string.

escapeIfNecessary

public static String escapeIfNecessary(String text,
                                       char separator)

Escape a string if necessary.

Parameters:

text - The string to escape.

separator - The separator to be used.

Returns:

The input string or its escaped version.

print

public static void print(CharSequence[] items,
                         char separator,
                         PrintWriter out)

print

public static void print(CharSequence[] items,
                         char separator,
                         PrintStream out)