1CSV(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation CSV(3)
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6 Class::CSV - Class based CSV parser/writer
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9 use Class::CSV;
10 my $csv = Class::CSV->parse(
12 filename => 'test.csv',
13 fields => [qw/item qty sub_total/]
14 );
15 foreach my $line (@{$csv->lines()}) {
17 $line->sub_total('$'. sprintf("%0.2f", $line->sub_total()));
18 print 'Item: '. $line->item(). "\n".
20 'Qty: '. $line->qty(). "\n".
21 'SubTotal: '. $line->sub_total(). "\n";
22 }
23 my $cvs_as_string = $csv->string();
25 $csv->print();
27 my $csv = Class::CSV->new(
29 fields => [qw/userid username/],
30 line_separator => "\r\n";
31 );
32 $csv->add_line([2063, 'testuser']);
34 $csv->add_line({
35 userid => 2064,
36 username => 'testuser2'
37 });
38
40 This module can be used to create objects from CSV files, or to create
41 CSV files from objects. Text::CSV_XS is used for parsing and creating
42 CSV file lines, so any limitations in Text::CSV_XS will of course be
43 inherant in this module.
44 EXPORT
46 None by default.
47
49 CONSTRUCTOR
50 parse
51 the parse constructor takes a hash as its paramater, the various
52 options that can be in this hash are detailed below.
53 Required Options
55 · fields - an array ref containing the list of field names to
56 use for each row. there are some reserved words that
57 cannot be used as field names, there is no checking done
58 for this at the moment but it is something to be aware of.
59 the reserved field names are as follows: "string", "set",
60 "get". also field names cannot contain whitespace or any
61 characters that would not be allowed in a method name.
62 Source Options (only one of these is needed)
64 · filename - the path of the CSV file to be opened and
65 parsed.
66 · filehandle - the file handle of the CSV file to be parsed.
68 · objects - an array ref of objects (e.g. Class::DBI
70 objects). for this to work properly the field names
71 provided in fields needs to correspond to the field names
72 of the objects in the array ref.
73 · classdbi_objects - depreciated use objects instead - using
75 classdbi_objects will still work but its advisable to
76 update your code.
77 Optional Options
79 · line_separator - the line seperator to be included at the
80 end of every line. defaulting to "\n" (unix carriage
81 return).
82 new the new constructor takes a hash as its paramater, the same options
84 detailed in parse apply to new however no Source Options can be
85 used. this constructor creates a blank CSV object of which lines
86 can be added via add_line.
87 ACCESSING
89 lines
90 returns an array ref containing objects of each CSV line (made via
91 Class::Accessor). the field names given upon construction are
92 available as accessors and can be set or get. for more information
93 please see the notes below or the perldoc for Class::Accessor. the
94 lines accessor is also able to be updated/retrieved in the same way
95 as individual lines fields (examples below).
96 Example
98 retrieving the lines:
99 my @lines = @{$csv->lines()};
101 removing the first line:
103 pop @lines;
105 $csv->lines(\@lines);
107 sorting the lines:
109 @lines = sort { $a->userid() <=> $b->userid() } @lines:
111 $csv->lines(\@lines);
113 sorting the lines (all-in-one way):
115 $csv->lines([ sort { $a->userid() <=> $b->userid() } @{$csv->lines()} ]);
117 Retrieving a fields value
119 there is two ways to retrieve a fields value (as documented in
120 Class::Accessor). firstly you can call the field name on the
121 object and secondly you can call "get" on the object with the
122 field name as the argument (multiple field names can be
123 specified to retrieve an array of values). examples are below.
124 my $value = $line->test();
126 OR
128 my $value = $line->get('test');
130 OR
132 my @values = $line->get(qw/test test2 test3/);
134 Setting a fields value
136 setting a fields value is simmilar to getting a fields value.
137 there are two ways to set a fields value (as documented in
138 Class::Accessor). firstly you can simply call the field name
139 on the object with the value as the argument or secondly you
140 can call "set" on the object with a hash of fields and their
141 values to set (this isn't standard in Class::Accessor, i have
142 overloaded the "set" method to allow this). examples are below.
143 $line->test('123');
145 OR
147 $line->set( test => '123' );
149 OR
151 $line->set(
153 test => '123',
154 test2 => '456'
155 );
156 Retrieving a line as a string
158 to retrieve a line as a string simply call "string" on the
159 object.
160 my $string = $line->string();
162 new_line
164 returns a new line object, this can be useful for to "splice" a
165 line into lines (see example below). you can pass the values of the
166 line as an ARRAY ref or a HASH ref.
167 Example
169 my $line = $csv->new_line({ userid => 123, domainname => 'splicey.com' });
170 my @lines = $csv->lines();
171 splice(@lines, 1, 0, $line);
172 OR
174 splice(@{$csv->lines()}, 1, 0, $csv->new_line({ userid => 123, domainname => 'splicey.com' }));
176 add_line
178 adds a line to the lines stack. this is mainly useful when the new
179 constructor is used but can of course be used with any constructor.
180 it will add a new line to the end of the lines stack. you can pass
181 the values of the line as an ARRAY ref or a HASH ref. examples of
182 how to use this are below.
183 Example
185 $csv->add_line(['house', 100000, 4]);
186 $csv->add_line({
188 item => 'house',
189 cost => 100000,
190 bedrooms => 4
191 });
192 OUTPUT
194 string
195 returns the object as a string (CSV file format).
196 print
198 calls "print" on string (prints the CSV to STDOUT).
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201 Text::CSV_XS, Class::Accessor
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204 David Radunz, <david@boxen.net>
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207 Copyright 2004 by David Radunz
208 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
210 under the same terms as Perl itself.
211perl v5.28.1 2007-02-08 CSV(3)