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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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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

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

    const csv = try chilkat.Csv.init();
    defer csv.deinit();

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

    // 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 cell_content = try csv.getCell(alloc, 1, 4);
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{cell_content});

    // Output should be "Scottsdale".
}