CSV Module
This XQuery Module contains a single function to parse CSV input. CSV (comma-separated values) is a popular representation for tabular data, exported e. g. from Excel.
Conventions
All functions in this module are assigned to the http://basex.org/modules/csv
namespace, which is statically bound to the csv
prefix.
All errors are assigned to the http://basex.org/errors
namespace, which is statically bound to the bxerr
prefix.
CSV Functions
csv:parse
Signatures | csv:parse($input as xs:string) as element(csv) csv:parse($input as xs:string, $options as item()) as element(csv)
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Summary | Converts the CSV data specified by $input to XML, and returns the result as element(csv) value.The $options argument can be used to control the way the input is converted. The following options are available:
Options can either be specified
<csv:options> <csv:separator value=';'/> ... </csv:options>
{ 'separator' : ';', ... } |
Errors | BXCS0001 : the specified separator must be a single character.
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Errors
Code | Description |
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BXCS0001
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The specified separator must be a single character. |
Changelog
The module was introduced with Version 7.7.2.