CSV Parser

Block Group:	Table Operations
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The CSV Parser block converts a CSV string into a table.

This is a commonly used block, because many data-driven features in DGLux5, such as charts and repeaters, require tabular data.

The CSV parser block is often used to parse a string that has been retrieved using a String Loader block.

For information on using dataflow blocks, see Dataflow.

For answers to some common questions about working with tables, see Tables.

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The following properties of the CSV Parser block can take input and give output.

• input (string)
• withHeader (boolean)
• delimiter (character)

input receives the CSV string. It is often the output from a String Loader block.

withHeader specifies whether the CSV string includes a header row.

delimiter specifies the character that separates items in the CSV string. Typically this character is a comma (,).

The following properties of the CSV Parser block can give output but cannot take input.

• parseError (boolean)
• output (table)

parseError indicates whether the block encountered an error. An error might be caused by improperly formatted input.

output returns a table parsed from the CSV data.

The following image shows, clockwise from top left:

• A String Loader block
• A CSV Parser block
• The output table of the CSV Parser block
• The CSV file