class CSV::Parser
inherits Reference

A CSV parser. It lets you consume a CSV row by row.

Most of the time CSV#parse and CSV#each_row are more convenient.

Class methods

.new(string_or_io : String | IO, separator : Char = DEFAULT_SEPARATOR, quote_char : Char = DEFAULT_QUOTE_CHAR)

Creates a parser from a String or IO. Optionally takes the optional separator and quote_char arguments for specifying non-standard cell separators and quote characters

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Methods

#each_row(&) : Nil

Yields each of the remaining rows as an Array(String).

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#each_row

Returns an Iterator of Array(String) for the remaining rows.

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#next_row(array : Array(String)) : Array(String)?

Reads the next row into the given array. Returns that same array, if a row was found, or nil.

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#next_row : Array(String)?

Returns the next row in the CSV, if any, or nil.

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#parse : Array(Array(String))

Returns the remaining rows.

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#rewind

Rewinds this parser to the beginning.

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