Java

Read Japanese utf-8 CSV File

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Demonstrates how to read a utf-8 .csv file containing some Japanese characters. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Csv;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example program loads a file (japanese.csv)
        // that contains this content:
        //
        // year,color,country,food
        // 2001,red,France,cheese
        // 2005,blue,"United States",hamburger
        // 2008,green,Italy,pasta
        // 1998,orange,Japan,sushi
        // 2010,silver,"太志","森田"
        //

        Csv csv = new Csv();

        // Prior to loading the CSV file, indicate that the 1st row
        // should be treated as column names:
        csv.setHasColumnNames(true);

        // Load the CSV records from the file.
        // Important: Make sure to call LoadFile2 so that the charset (utf-8)
        // of the CSV file can be indicated.
        try {
            csv.loadFile2("qa_data/csv/japanese.csv", "utf-8");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Display the contents of the 3rd column
        int n = csv.getNumRows();
        for (int row = 0; row < n; row++) {
            System.out.println(csv.getCell(row, 2));
        }
    }
}