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CSV Get Contents of Cell

Demonstrates the GetCell method (to get the contents of a cell by row/column index).

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Csv;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // We have the following CSV...

        // permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round
        // lifelock,LifeLock,,web,Tempe,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b
        // mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed
        // flypaper,Flypaper,,web,Phoenix,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a
        // infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,Gilbert,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a
        // gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed

        boolean bCrlf = true;
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.appendLine("permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round", bCrlf);
        sb.appendLine("lifelock,LifeLock,,web,Tempe,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b", bCrlf);
        sb.appendLine("mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed", bCrlf);
        sb.appendLine("flypaper,Flypaper,,web,Phoenix,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a", bCrlf);
        sb.appendLine("infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,Gilbert,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a", bCrlf);
        sb.appendLine("gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed", bCrlf);

        Csv csv = new Csv();

        // Indicate that the 1st line contains column names.
        csv.setHasColumnNames(true);
        csv.loadFromString(sb.getAsString());

        // Get the contents of the cell at row 2 column 5, which is "Scottsdale".
        // Indexes are 0-based.  The 2nd row is at index 1, and the 5th column is at index 4.
        // (The row of column names is not a data row.)
        String cellContent = csv.getCell(1, 4);
        System.out.println(cellContent);

        // Output should be "Scottsdale".
    }
}