Delimited Data Manager modified by William A. Hood

William A. Hood — Mon, 27 May 2013 20:56:02 -0000

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 This class is useful for creating and managing text files containing delimited data, such as comma or tab separated values.

-DelimitedDataManager<T>
-DelimitedDataManager.DEFAULT_DELIMITOR
-DelimitedDataManager.DEFAULT_SPACING
-DEFAULT_EXTENSION
-DelimitedDataManager(char, int, String...)
-DelimitedDataManager(String...)
+__DelimitedDataManager<T>__ - Set the type parameter for the type of data being managed.  The most common & useful type would probably be string.

-length()
-getDataRow(String, T)
-HasDataRow(String, T)
-toFile(String)
-toFile(String, Boolean)
-StringRowFromTextLine(String)
-fromFile(String, Parser<T>)
-fromFile(String, char, Parser<T>)
-DataRowFromTextLine(String, Parser<T>)
+__DEFAULT_DELIMITER__ - If no other delimiting character is specified, the default is a comma.  Tab-delimited data is also very common.
+__DEFAULT_SPACING__ - Indicates the number of spaces after the delimiter character.  Usually this is fine to be left as one.
+
+Constructors
+------------
+
+__DelimitedDataManager(String...)__ - This is the recommended constructor to use.  It keeps the default delimiter character and default spacing.  The string parameters are the data headers to use.
+__DelimitedDataManager(char, int, String...)__ - Same as the default constructor, but allows you to specify a different delimiter and spacing than the default.
+
+Methods
+-------
+
+__length()__ - Returns the number of columns (same as the number of headers).
+__getDataRow(String, T)__ - Given the name of a header, and a value, returns all rows where that column has that value.
+__hasDataRow(String, T)__ -  Given the name of a header, and a value, returns true if at least one row exists where that column has that value.
+__toFile(String)__ - Given a filename (complete path and extension) as input, writes the delimited data to the specified file.  If the file already exists it is appended to.
+__toFile(String, Boolean)__ - Given a filename (complete path and extension) as input, writes the delimited data to the specified file.  The boolean specifies whether to append (true) or clobber (false) if the file already exists.
+__stringRowFromTextLine(String)__ - This is used automatically when reading headers in a delimited data file, but may also be used manually.  Given a line from a delimited data file matching the current configuration, it will return a single line of data AS STRINGS, rather than the chosen data type.
+__fromFile(String, Parser<T>)__ - Given a filename (complete path and extension) and Parser parameter this is used to generate a DeleimitedDataManager based on the specified file.  This can be used if the data must be manipulated by a program that frequently starts and stops, as it may load its data, make changes, and save.
+__fromFile(String, char, Parser<T>)__ - Same as above, but allows specifying a non-default delimiter.
+__dataRowFromTextLine(String, Parser<T>)__ - This is used automatically when reading in a delimited data file, but may also be used manually.  Given a line from a delimited data file matching the current configuration, it will return a single line of data.

Delimited Data Manager modified by William A. Hood

William A. Hood — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:50:07 -0000

Delimited Data Manager

This class is useful for creating and managing text files containing delimited data, such as comma or tab separated values.

DelimitedDataManager<T>
DelimitedDataManager.DEFAULT_DELIMITOR
DelimitedDataManager.DEFAULT_SPACING
DEFAULT_EXTENSION
DelimitedDataManager(char, int, String...)
DelimitedDataManager(String...)

length()
getDataRow(String, T)
HasDataRow(String, T)
toFile(String)
toFile(String, Boolean)
StringRowFromTextLine(String)
fromFile(String, Parser<T>)
fromFile(String, char, Parser<T>)
DataRowFromTextLine(String, Parser<T>)

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