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CSV Set Cell by Index or Name

Demonstrates how to update the value of a CSV cell, or add new cells.

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Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    // 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

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

    let csv = CkoCsv()!

    csv.hasColumnNames = true
    success = csv.load(fromString: sb.getAsString())

    // Update the city "Gilbert" to "Tuscon".
    csv.setCell(row: 3, col: 4, content: "Tuscon")

    // Add a new row.
    var row_idx: Int = csv.numRows.intValue
    csv.setCell(byName: row_idx, columnName: "permalink", content: "yelp")
    csv.setCell(byName: row_idx, columnName: "company", content: "Yelp")
    csv.setCell(byName: row_idx, columnName: "numEmps", content: "")
    csv.setCell(byName: row_idx, columnName: "category", content: "web")
    csv.setCell(byName: row_idx, columnName: "city", content: "San Francisco")
    csv.setCell(byName: row_idx, columnName: "state", content: "CA")
    csv.setCell(byName: row_idx, columnName: "fundedDate", content: "1-Jul-04")
    csv.setCell(byName: row_idx, columnName: "raisedAmt", content: "1000000")
    csv.setCell(byName: row_idx, columnName: "raisedCurrency", content: "USD")
    csv.setCell(byName: row_idx, columnName: "round", content: "a")

    // Show the updated CSV:
    print("\(csv.saveToString()!)")

    // Output should be:
    // 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,Tuscon,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a
    // gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed
    // yelp,Yelp,,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Jul-04,1000000,USD,a

}