TCSVParser class

Declaration

Inheritance

1. TCSVParser
2. TCSVHandler
3. TPersistent
4. TObject

Description

TCSVParser can be used to read a CSV file. To use it, the stream or string containing the CSV data must be specified with SetSource, after which ParseNextCell can be called till it returns false. The current cell value after ParseNextCell returns True is available in CurrentCellText. By tracking CurrentRow, CurrentCol and MaxColCount, the structure of the CSV file can be determined.

See also

• SetSource
• ParseNextCell
• CurrentCellText
• CurrentRow
• CurrentCol
• MaxColCount

Properties

CurrentRow	public	Row (zero based) of the current field.
CurrentCol	public	Column (zero based) of the current field.
CurrentCellText	public	Current field value.
MaxColCount	public	Return the maximum column count encountered till now.
FreeStream	public	Does the parser free the stream when done ?
BOM	public	type of BOM marker found at the start of the data.
DetectBOM	public	Must the parser attempt to read the BOM marker ?

Methods

Create	public	Create a new instance of TCSVParser.
Destroy	public	Free the TCSVParser instance.
SetSource	public	Set the CSV source data.
ResetParser	public	Reset the parser to its initial state.
ParseNextCell	public	Parse the next cell.

Inherited

From TCSVHandler (8)

Assign AssignCSVProperties Delimiter EqualColCountPerRow IgnoreOuterWhitespace LineEnding QuoteChar QuoteOuterWhitespace

From TPersistent (7)

AssignTo DefineProperties FPOAttachObserver FPODetachObserver FPONotifyObservers GetNamePath GetOwner

From TObject (40)

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