(Delphi DLL) CSV Get Contents of Cell

Demonstrates the GetCell method (to get the contents of a cell by row/column index).

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Csv, StringBuilder;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
bCrlf: Boolean;
sb: HCkStringBuilder;
csv: HCkCsv;
cellContent: PWideChar;

begin
// We have the following CSV...

// permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round
// lifelock,LifeLock,,web,Tempe,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b
// mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed
// flypaper,Flypaper,,web,Phoenix,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a
// infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,Gilbert,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a
// gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed

bCrlf := True;
sb := CkStringBuilder_Create();
CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sb,'permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round',bCrlf);
CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sb,'lifelock,LifeLock,,web,Tempe,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b',bCrlf);
CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sb,'mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed',bCrlf);
CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sb,'flypaper,Flypaper,,web,Phoenix,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a',bCrlf);
CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sb,'infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,Gilbert,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a',bCrlf);
CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sb,'gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed',bCrlf);

csv := CkCsv_Create();

// Indicate that the 1st line contains column names.
CkCsv_putHasColumnNames(csv,True);
success := CkCsv_LoadFromString(csv,CkStringBuilder__getAsString(sb));

// Get the contents of the cell at row 2 column 5, which is "Scottsdale".
// Indexes are 0-based.  The 2nd row is at index 1, and the 5th column is at index 4.
// (The row of column names is not a data row.)
cellContent := CkCsv__getCell(csv,1,4);
Memo1.Lines.Add(cellContent);

// Output should be "Scottsdale"

CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sb);
CkCsv_Dispose(csv);

end;