Package csv

Interface TableReader

All Superinterfaces:
Iterable<Object[]>, Iterator<Object[]>
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractColumnFilter, AbstractRowFilter, AbstractStreamTableReader, AbstractTableReader, CSVReader, DefaultColumnFilter, ExcelReader, IndexRowFilter, JdbcReader, JTableReader, XmlReader
public interface TableReader extends Iterator<Object[]>, Iterable<Object[]>
Introduces an interface for other implementations of table reading interfaces. The Reader interface defines an important rule: header rows are never delivered by Iterator.next() but by getHeaderRow() instead. All implementations of this class must follow this rule.
Author:
RalphSchuster

  • Method Details

    • setHasHeaderRow

      void setHasHeaderRow(boolean hasHeaderRow)
      Tells the reader whether the underlying stream will treat first row as header row.
      Parameters:
      hasHeaderRow - true if there is a header row.

    • hasHeaderRow

      boolean hasHeaderRow()
      Tells whether the underlying stream has a header row or not
      Returns:
      true if there is a header row.

    • getHeaderRow

      Object[] getHeaderRow()
      Returns the header row. Please note that header rows are never delivered through Iterator.next().
      Returns:
      header row if such was defined.

    • getColumnIndex

      int getColumnIndex(String name)
      Returns the column index of given column name. The first column with given name will be returned.
      Parameters:
      name - name of column
      Returns:
      index of column or -1 if it does not exist.

    • open

      void open()
      Opens the reader or resets it.

    • reset

      void reset()
      Resets the reader.

    • close

      void close()
      Closes the reader.

    • registerCommentCallBack

      void registerCommentCallBack(CommentCallback callback)
      Registers a comment callback. The callback will be executed when a comment is detected in input. Note that not all implementations actually support comments.
      Parameters:
      callback - callback to be registered

    • unregisterCommentCallBack

      void unregisterCommentCallBack(CommentCallback callback)
      Unregisters a comment callback. Note that not all implementations actually support comments.
      Parameters:
      callback - callback to be unregistered

    • setMinimumColumnCount

      void setMinimumColumnCount(int length)
      Sets the minimum number of columns to be returned by Iterator.next().
      Parameters:
      length - number of columns

    • getMinimumColumnCount

      int getMinimumColumnCount()
      Returns the minimum number of columns to be returned by Iterator.next().
      Returns:
      length number of columns