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CSV Get Column Names

Demonstrates how to get the names of columns in a CSV.

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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();

  csv.hasColumnNames = true;
  csv.loadFromString(sb.getAsString());

  // Get each column name..
  const numCols = csv.numColumns;
  let i = 0;
  while (i < numCols) {
    console.log(csv.getColumnName(i));
    i++;
  }

  // Output should be:

  // permalink
  // company
  // numEmps
  // category
  // city
  // state
  // fundedDate
  // raisedAmt
  // raisedCurrency
  // round
}