Android™

Create CSV File

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Demonstrates how to create a new CSV file with some simple content. Android™

// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    // This sample code creates a new CSV file (sample.csv)
    // that contains this content:
    // 
    // year,color,country,food
    // 2001,red,France,cheese
    // 2005,blue,"United States",hamburger

    CkCsv csv = new CkCsv();

    // Indicate that the 1st row
    // should be treated as column names:
    csv.put_HasColumnNames(true);

    success = csv.SetColumnName(0,"year");
    success = csv.SetColumnName(1,"color");
    success = csv.SetColumnName(2,"country");
    success = csv.SetColumnName(3,"food");

    success = csv.SetCell(0,0,"2001");
    success = csv.SetCell(0,1,"red");
    success = csv.SetCell(0,2,"France");
    success = csv.SetCell(0,3,"cheese");

    success = csv.SetCell(1,0,"2005");
    success = csv.SetCell(1,1,"blue");
    success = csv.SetCell(1,2,"United States");
    success = csv.SetCell(1,3,"hamburger");

    // Write the CSV to a string and display:
    String csvDoc;
    csvDoc = csv.saveToString();
    Log.i(TAG, csvDoc);

    // Save the CSV to a file:
    success = csv.SaveFile("out.csv");
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, csv.lastErrorText());
        }


  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}