Package org.jfree.data.io

Class CSV

java.lang.Object

org.jfree.data.io.CSV

public class CSV
extends Object

A utility class for reading CategoryDataset data from a CSV file. This initial version is very basic, and won't handle errors in the data file very gracefully.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CSV()	Creates a new CSV reader where the field delimiter is a comma, and the text delimiter is a double-quote.
CSV(char fieldDelimiter, char textDelimiter)	Creates a new reader with the specified field and text delimiters.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
CategoryDataset	readCategoryDataset(Reader in)	Reads a CategoryDataset from a CSV file or input source.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

CSV

public CSV()

Creates a new CSV reader where the field delimiter is a comma, and the text delimiter is a double-quote.

CSV

public CSV(char fieldDelimiter,
 char textDelimiter)

Creates a new reader with the specified field and text delimiters.

Parameters:

fieldDelimiter - the field delimiter (usually a comma, semi-colon, colon, tab or space).

textDelimiter - the text delimiter (usually a single or double quote).

Method Details

readCategoryDataset

public CategoryDataset readCategoryDataset(Reader in)
                                    throws IOException

Reads a CategoryDataset from a CSV file or input source.

Parameters:

in - the input source.

Returns:

A category dataset.

Throws:

IOException - if there is an I/O problem.