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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 { Csv, StringBuilder } from '@chilkat/react-native'

function chilkatExample() {
  // 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

  const bCrlf = true;
  const 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);

  const csv = new Csv();

  // Indicate that the 1st line contains column names.
  csv.hasColumnNames = 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.)
  const cellContent = csv.getCell(1, 4);
  console.log(cellContent);

  // Output should be "Scottsdale".
}