org.supercsv.cellprocessor

Class Collector

java.lang.Object

org.supercsv.cellprocessor.CellProcessorAdaptor

org.supercsv.cellprocessor.Collector

All Implemented Interfaces:

BoolCellProcessor, CellProcessor, DateCellProcessor, DoubleCellProcessor, LongCellProcessor, StringCellProcessor

public class Collector
extends CellProcessorAdaptor
implements BoolCellProcessor, DateCellProcessor, DoubleCellProcessor, LongCellProcessor, StringCellProcessor

This processor collects each value it encounters and adds it to the supplied Collection. You could supply a Set to collect all of the unique values for a column, or a List to collect every value in a column in order. Just remember that the larger your CSV file, the larger this Collection will be, so use with caution!

Since:

2.1.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Collector(java.util.Collection<java.lang.Object> collection) Constructs a new Collector, which collects each value it encounters and adds it to the supplied Collection.
Collector(java.util.Collection<java.lang.Object> collection, CellProcessor next) Constructs a new Collector, which collects each value it encounters, adds it to the supplied Collection, then calls the next processor in the chain.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	execute(java.lang.Object value, CsvContext context) This method is invoked by the framework when the processor needs to process data or check constraints.
java.util.Collection<java.lang.Object>	getCollection() Gets the collection of collected values.

Methods inherited from class org.supercsv.cellprocessor.CellProcessorAdaptor

toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Collector

public Collector(java.util.Collection<java.lang.Object> collection)

Constructs a new Collector, which collects each value it encounters and adds it to the supplied Collection.

Parameters:

collection - the collection to add to

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if collection is null

Collector

public Collector(java.util.Collection<java.lang.Object> collection,
                 CellProcessor next)

Constructs a new Collector, which collects each value it encounters, adds it to the supplied Collection, then calls the next processor in the chain.

Parameters:

collection - the collection to add to

next - the next processor in the chain

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if collection or next is null

Method Detail

execute

public java.lang.Object execute(java.lang.Object value,
                                CsvContext context)

This method is invoked by the framework when the processor needs to process data or check constraints.

Specified by:

execute in interface CellProcessor

getCollection

public java.util.Collection<java.lang.Object> getCollection()

Gets the collection of collected values.

Returns:

the collection of collected values