org.tentackle.util
Interface CSVObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

CSVObjectAdapter

public interface CSVObject

CSV conversion interface.

Objects that can decoded and/or encoded to CSV format (comma separated values) must implement this interface.

Author:

harald

See Also:

CSVReader, CSVWriter

Method Summary

String	formatCSVField(int index) Returns the string-representation for a csv-value.
int	getCSVFieldCount() Returns the number of csv-fields to format for the current object.
void	parseCSVField(int index, String value) Parses a field and stores it in this object.

Method Detail

parseCSVField

void parseCSVField(int index,
                   String value)
                   throws ApplicationException

Parses a field and stores it in this object.

Parameters:

index - the index of the field in the CSV-Object (starting at 0)

value - the string-value. null if empty non-quoted field.

Throws:

ApplicationException - if setting the value failes for some reason

formatCSVField

String formatCSVField(int index)
                      throws ApplicationException

Returns the string-representation for a csv-value.

Parameters:

index - the index of the field in the CSV-Stream (starting at 0)

Returns:

the formatted string

Throws:

ApplicationException - if formatting failed

getCSVFieldCount

int getCSVFieldCount()
                     throws ApplicationException

Returns the number of csv-fields to format for the current object.

Returns:

the number of fields in this object

Throws:

ApplicationException - if calculating the number of fields failed