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package com.opencsv;


import com.opencsv.enums.CSVReaderNullFieldIndicator;
import com.opencsv.processor.RowProcessor;
import com.opencsv.validators.LineValidator;
import com.opencsv.validators.LineValidatorAggregator;
import com.opencsv.validators.RowValidator;
import com.opencsv.validators.RowValidatorAggregator;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.ObjectUtils;

import java.io.Reader;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

Builder for creating a CSVReader.

This should be the preferred method of creating a Reader as there are so many possible values to be set it is impossible to have constructors for all of them and keep backwards compatibility with previous constructors.
final CSVParser parser =
new CSVParserBuilder()
.withSeparator('\t')
.withIgnoreQuotations(true)
.build();
final CSVReader reader =
new CSVReaderBuilder(new StringReader(csv))
.withSkipLines(1)
.withCSVParser(parser)
.build();

See Also:
  • CSVReader
/** * Builder for creating a CSVReader. * <p>This should be the preferred method of creating a Reader as there are so many * possible values to be set it is impossible to have constructors for all of * them and keep backwards compatibility with previous constructors.<br> * * <code> * final CSVParser parser =<br> * new CSVParserBuilder()<br> * .withSeparator('\t')<br> * .withIgnoreQuotations(true)<br> * .build();<br> * final CSVReader reader =<br> * new CSVReaderBuilder(new StringReader(csv))<br> * .withSkipLines(1)<br> * .withCSVParser(parser)<br> * .build();<br> * </code></p> * * @see com.opencsv.CSVReader */
public class CSVReaderBuilder { private final CSVParserBuilder parserBuilder = new CSVParserBuilder(); private final Reader reader; private int skipLines = CSVReader.DEFAULT_SKIP_LINES; private ICSVParser icsvParser = null; private boolean keepCR; private boolean verifyReader = CSVReader.DEFAULT_VERIFY_READER; private CSVReaderNullFieldIndicator nullFieldIndicator = CSVReaderNullFieldIndicator.NEITHER; private int multilineLimit = CSVReader.DEFAULT_MULTILINE_LIMIT; private Locale errorLocale = Locale.getDefault(); private LineValidatorAggregator lineValidatorAggregator = new LineValidatorAggregator(); private RowValidatorAggregator rowValidatorAggregator = new RowValidatorAggregator(); private RowProcessor rowProcessor = null;
Sets the reader to an underlying CSV source.
Params:
  • reader – The reader to an underlying CSV source.
/** * Sets the reader to an underlying CSV source. * * @param reader The reader to an underlying CSV source. */
public CSVReaderBuilder( final Reader reader) { if (reader == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException(ResourceBundle.getBundle(ICSVParser.DEFAULT_BUNDLE_NAME).getString("reader.null")); } this.reader = reader; }
Used by unit tests.
Returns:The reader.
/** * Used by unit tests. * * @return The reader. */
protected Reader getReader() { return reader; }
Used by unit tests.
Returns:The set number of lines to skip
/** * Used by unit tests. * * @return The set number of lines to skip */
protected int getSkipLines() { return skipLines; }
Used by unit tests.
Returns:The CSVParser used by the builder.
/** * Used by unit tests. * * @return The CSVParser used by the builder. */
protected ICSVParser getCsvParser() { return icsvParser; }
Used by unit tests.
Returns:The upper limit on lines in multiline records.
/** * Used by unit tests. * * @return The upper limit on lines in multiline records. */
protected int getMultilineLimit() { return multilineLimit; }
Sets the number of lines to skip before reading.
Params:
  • skipLines – The number of lines to skip before reading.
Returns:this
/** * Sets the number of lines to skip before reading. * * @param skipLines The number of lines to skip before reading. * @return {@code this} */
public CSVReaderBuilder withSkipLines( final int skipLines) { this.skipLines = Math.max(skipLines, 0); return this; }
Sets the parser to use to parse the input.
Params:
  • icsvParser – The parser to use to parse the input.
Returns:this
/** * Sets the parser to use to parse the input. * * @param icsvParser The parser to use to parse the input. * @return {@code this} */
public CSVReaderBuilder withCSVParser( final ICSVParser icsvParser) { this.icsvParser = icsvParser; return this; }
Creates the CSVReader.
Returns:The CSVReader based on the set criteria.
/** * Creates the CSVReader. * @return The CSVReader based on the set criteria. */
public CSVReader build() { final ICSVParser parser = getOrCreateCsvParser(); return new CSVReader(reader, skipLines, parser, keepCR, verifyReader, multilineLimit, errorLocale, lineValidatorAggregator, rowValidatorAggregator, rowProcessor); }
Sets if the reader will keep or discard carriage returns.
Params:
  • keepCR – True to keep carriage returns, false to discard.
Returns:this
/** * Sets if the reader will keep or discard carriage returns. * * @param keepCR True to keep carriage returns, false to discard. * @return {@code this} */
public CSVReaderBuilder withKeepCarriageReturn(boolean keepCR) { this.keepCR = keepCR; return this; }
Returns if the reader built will keep or discard carriage returns.
Returns:true if the reader built will keep carriage returns, false otherwise
/** * Returns if the reader built will keep or discard carriage returns. * * @return {@code true} if the reader built will keep carriage returns, * {@code false} otherwise */
protected boolean keepCarriageReturn() { return this.keepCR; }
Creates a new ICSVParser if the class does't already hold one.
Returns:The injected ICSVParser or a default parser.
/** * Creates a new {@link ICSVParser} if the class does't already hold one. * @return The injected {@link ICSVParser} or a default parser. */
protected ICSVParser getOrCreateCsvParser() { return ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(icsvParser, parserBuilder .withFieldAsNull(nullFieldIndicator) .withErrorLocale(errorLocale) .build()); }
Checks to see if the CSVReader should verify the reader state before reads or not.

This should be set to false if you are using some form of asynchronous reader (like readers created by the java.nio.* classes).

The default value is true.

Params:
  • verifyReader – True if CSVReader should verify reader before each read, false otherwise.
Returns:this
/** * Checks to see if the CSVReader should verify the reader state before * reads or not. * * <p>This should be set to false if you are using some form of asynchronous * reader (like readers created by the java.nio.* classes).</p> * * <p>The default value is true.</p> * * @param verifyReader True if CSVReader should verify reader before each read, false otherwise. * @return {@code this} */
public CSVReaderBuilder withVerifyReader(boolean verifyReader) { this.verifyReader = verifyReader; return this; }
Returns:The flag indicating whether the reader should be verified before each read.
/** * @return The flag indicating whether the reader should be verified before each read. */
public boolean isVerifyReader() { return verifyReader; }
Checks to see if it should treat a field with two separators, two quotes, or both as a null field.
Params:
  • indicator – CSVReaderNullFieldIndicator set to what should be considered a null field.
Returns:this
/** * Checks to see if it should treat a field with two separators, two quotes, or both as a null field. * * @param indicator CSVReaderNullFieldIndicator set to what should be considered a null field. * @return {@code this} */
public CSVReaderBuilder withFieldAsNull(CSVReaderNullFieldIndicator indicator) { this.nullFieldIndicator = indicator; return this; }
Sets the maximum number of lines allowed in a multiline record. More than this number in one record results in an IOException.
Params:
Returns:this
/** * Sets the maximum number of lines allowed in a multiline record. * More than this number in one record results in an IOException. * * @param multilineLimit No more than this number of lines is allowed in a * single input record. The default is {@link CSVReader#DEFAULT_MULTILINE_LIMIT}. * @return {@code this} */
public CSVReaderBuilder withMultilineLimit(int multilineLimit) { this.multilineLimit = multilineLimit; return this; }
Sets the locale for all error messages.
Params:
  • errorLocale – Locale for error messages
Returns:this
Since:4.0
/** * Sets the locale for all error messages. * * @param errorLocale Locale for error messages * @return {@code this} * @since 4.0 */
public CSVReaderBuilder withErrorLocale(Locale errorLocale) { this.errorLocale = ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(errorLocale, Locale.getDefault()); return this; }
Returns:The locale for error messages
/** * @return The locale for error messages */
public Locale getErrorLocale() { return errorLocale; }
Returns:The LineValidatorAggragator for custom defined LineValidators.
/** * @return The LineValidatorAggragator for custom defined LineValidators. */
public LineValidatorAggregator getLineValidatorAggregator() { return lineValidatorAggregator; }
Returns:The RowValidatorAggregator for the custom defined RowValidators.
/** * @return The RowValidatorAggregator for the custom defined RowValidators. */
public RowValidatorAggregator getRowValidatorAggregator() { return rowValidatorAggregator; }
Adds a LineValidator to the CSVReader. Multiple LineValidators can be added with multiple calls.
Params:
  • lineValidator – LineValidator to inject.
Returns:this
Since:5.0
/** * Adds a LineValidator to the CSVReader. * Multiple LineValidators can be added with multiple calls. * * @param lineValidator LineValidator to inject. * @return {@code this} * @since 5.0 */
public CSVReaderBuilder withLineValidator(LineValidator lineValidator) { lineValidatorAggregator.addValidator(lineValidator); return this; }
Adds a RowValidator to the CSVReader. Multiple RowValidators can be added with multiple calls.
Params:
  • rowValidator – RowValidator to inject
Returns:this
Since:5.0
/** * Adds a RowValidator to the CSVReader. * Multiple RowValidators can be added with multiple calls. * * @param rowValidator RowValidator to inject * @return {@code this} * @since 5.0 */
public CSVReaderBuilder withRowValidator(RowValidator rowValidator) { rowValidatorAggregator.addValidator(rowValidator); return this; }
Adds a RowProcessor to the CSVReader. Only a single RowProcessor can be added so multiple calls will overwrite the previously set RowProcessor.
Params:
  • rowProcessor – RowProcessor to inject
Returns:this
Since:5.0
/** * Adds a RowProcessor to the CSVReader. * Only a single RowProcessor can be added so multiple calls will overwrite * the previously set RowProcessor. * * @param rowProcessor RowProcessor to inject * @return {@code this} * @since 5.0 */
public CSVReaderBuilder withRowProcessor(RowProcessor rowProcessor) { this.rowProcessor = rowProcessor; return this; } }