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CSV Column Names

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Demonstrates how to access CSV column names.

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Dart

import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

void main() {
  // This example program loads a file (sample.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
  // 
  // The first row contains the column names.
  // This file is available at:
  // http://www.chilkatsoft.com/testData/sample.csv

  final csv = CkCsv();

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

  // Load the CSV records from the file:

  try {
    csv.loadFile('sample.csv');
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Display the column names:
  var colName = '';
  var idx = 0;
  for (var i = 0; i < csv.numColumns; i++) {
    colName = csv.getColumnName(i);
    print('$i: $colName');

    // The following line demonstrates to to get the column
    // index given a column name:
    idx = csv.getIndex(colName);
    print('$colName is at column index $idx');
  }
}