Code2.Tools.Csv

Csv Reader / deserializer tools

options

• Header, array of strings with header names, default is null
• HasHeaderRow, indicates that the first row is a header and becomes the Header option not set, default is false
• Delimiter, cell delimiter char, default is ',';
• KeepEnclosureQuotes, indicates whether to keep cell enclosure quotes, default is false
• Explicit, explicit line checking compares header cell count to line cell count, default is false
• IgnoreEmptyWhenDeserializing, indicates that empty cells should not be used as values when deserializing, default is false

example 1: process plaint text

using TextReader reader = File.OpenText(filePath);
var csvReader = new CsvReader(reader);
csvReader.Options.Header = csvReader.ReadLine();
while(!csvReader.EndOfStream)
{
    string? line = csvReader.ReadLine();
    ProcessCsvLine(line, csvReader.CurrentLineNumber);
}

example 2: process objects

using TextReader reader = File.OpenText(filePath);
var csvReader = new CsvReader<Poco>(reader);
csvReader.Options.Header = csvReader.ReadLine();
while(!csvReader.EndOfStream)
{
    Poco? item = csvReader.ReadObject();
    ProcessObject(item, csvReader.CurrentLineNumber);
}

references

csv specs rfc4180