CSV Special Chars - Comma, Double-Quotes

The Chilkat CSV class/component automatically handles special characters which include double-quotes, and the delimiter character (comma or semicolon).

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    //  This example program loads a file (sample.csv)
    //  that contains this content:
    // 
    //  year,color,country,food
    //  2001,red,France,cheese
    //  2005,blue,"United States",hamburger
    //  2008,green,Italy,pasta
    //  1998,orange,Japan,sushi
    // 
    //  The first row contains the column names.
    //  This file is available at:
    //  http://www.chilkatsoft.com/testData/sample.csv

    CkCsv csv = new CkCsv();

    //  Prior to loading the CSV file, indicate that the 1st row
    //  should be treated as column names:
    csv.put_HasColumnNames(true);

    //  Load the CSV records from the file:
    boolean success;
    success = csv.LoadFile("sample.csv");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(csv.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  A field may contain the delimiter character (in this case
    //  the delimiter is a comma):
    //  Change "cheese" to "cheese,baguette"
    //  ("cheese" is at row=0, column=3
    csv.SetCell(0,3,"cheese,baguette");

    //  A field may also contain double-quotes:
    //  Change blue to shiny "metallic" blue
    csv.SetCell(1,1,"shiny \"metallic\" blue");

    //  Write the updated CSV to a string and display:
    String csvDoc;
    csvDoc = csv.saveToString();
    System.out.println(csvDoc);

    //  Save the CSV to a file:
    success = csv.SaveFile("out.csv");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(csv.lastErrorText());
    }

    //  The out.csv contains this:
    //  year,color,country,food
    //  2001,red,France,"cheese,baguette"
    //  2005,"shiny ""metallic"" blue","United States",hamburger
    //  2008,green,Italy,pasta
    //  1998,orange,Japan,sushi

  }
}