ca.uqac.dim.turtledb

Class TableParser

java.lang.Object

ca.uqac.dim.turtledb.TableParser

public class TableParser
extends java.lang.Object

Parses a table from a character string.

Author:

sylvain

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TableParser()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Table	parseFromCsv(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String s) Builds a table from a character string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TableParser

public TableParser()

Method Detail

parseFromCsv

public static Table parseFromCsv(java.lang.String name,
                                 java.lang.String s)

Builds a table from a character string. The string must follow these conventions:

• Any leading or trailing whitespace on a line is ignored
• Empty lines and lines starting with # or --- are ignored
• The first non-ignored line is a comma- or space-separated list of attribute names
• The remaining non-ignored lines are comma- or space-separated list of attribute values, making a tuple

Parameters:

name - The table's name

data - The data