Objective-C

CSV Delete Column by Name

Demonstrates the DeleteColumnByName method. Objective-C

#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <CkoCsv.h>

BOOL success = NO;

//  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

BOOL bCrlf = YES;
CkoStringBuilder *sb = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[sb AppendLine: @"permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round" crlf: bCrlf];
[sb AppendLine: @"lifelock,LifeLock,,web,Tempe,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b" crlf: bCrlf];
[sb AppendLine: @"mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed" crlf: bCrlf];
[sb AppendLine: @"flypaper,Flypaper,,web,Phoenix,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a" crlf: bCrlf];
[sb AppendLine: @"infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,Gilbert,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a" crlf: bCrlf];
[sb AppendLine: @"gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed" crlf: bCrlf];

CkoCsv *csv = [[CkoCsv alloc] init];

//  Indicate that the 1st line contains column names.
csv.HasColumnNames = YES;
success = [csv LoadFromString: [sb GetAsString]];

//  Delete the "city" column.
success = [csv DeleteColumnByName: @"city"];

NSLog(@"%@",[csv SaveToString]);

//  Output is:

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