org.jfree.data.io
Class CSV

java.lang.Object
  org.jfree.data.io.CSV

public class CSV
extends java.lang.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

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

CategoryDataset

readCategoryDataset(java.io.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 Detail

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 Detail

readCategoryDataset

public CategoryDataset readCategoryDataset(java.io.Reader in)
                                    throws java.io.IOException

Reads a CategoryDataset from a CSV file or input source.

Parameters:

in - the input source.

Returns:

A category dataset.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if there is an I/O problem.