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Emmanuel Bourg commented on CSV-101:
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I'm not sure that fits better in commons-csv. I have never seen a csv file with
an escape pattern instead of a simple delimiter for example.
> String split with an escape pattern
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> Key: CSV-101
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CSV-101
> Project: Commons CSV
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: Parser
> Reporter: Michael Knapp
> Priority: Minor
> Labels: patch, split
> Attachments: StringUtilsSplitEscapingly.patch
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> Original Estimate: 1h
> Remaining Estimate: 1h
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> Often times there are strings which are delimited, but certain patterns can
> escape the delimiter. For example, quotes are used in CSV to escape a comma
> delimiter. I have written a couple methods for StringUtils that split
> strings while considering the possibility of an escape pattern. For example,
> when given "a,\"b,c\",c", it will produce {"a","\"b,c\"","c"}. In my code,
> the delimiter can be a string, and it can be escaped by any regular
> expression pattern. Unit tests are already written and passing.
> I plan to attach the patch for this once the ticket is created. I just need
> a committer to review the patch, approve, and commit it for me.
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