Package org.dbunit.dataset.csv

Interface CsvParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

CsvParserImpl

public interface CsvParser

Parses a line of CSV text into its individual field values.

Since:

2.2 (Sep 12, 2004)

Version:

$Revision$ $Date$

Author:

fede, Last changed by: $Author$

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List	parse(File file)	Parses the CSV content of the given file.
List	parse(String csv)	Parses a single line of CSV text into its individual field values.
List	parse(URL url)	Parses the CSV content at the given URL.

Method Details

parse

List parse(File file)
    throws IOException,
CsvParserException

Parses the CSV content of the given file.

Parameters:

file - the file to parse.

Returns:

the parsed rows, each a list of field values, first row being the column names.

Throws:

IOException - if the file cannot be read.

CsvParserException - if the CSV content is malformed.

parse

List parse(URL url)
    throws IOException,
CsvParserException

Parses the CSV content at the given URL.

Parameters:

url - the URL to parse.

Returns:

the parsed rows, each a list of field values, first row being the column names.

Throws:

IOException - if the URL cannot be read.

CsvParserException - if the CSV content is malformed.

parse

List parse(String csv)
    throws PipelineException,
IllegalInputCharacterException

Parses a single line of CSV text into its individual field values.

Parameters:

csv - the line of CSV text to parse.

Returns:

the parsed field values.

Throws:

PipelineException - if the character-handling pipeline fails.

IllegalInputCharacterException - if the input contains a character no handler accepts.