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The most important thing to know about LSL CSV, it's not traditional CSV. It is not RFC 4180.
The most important thing to know about LSL CSV, it's not traditional CSV. It is not RFC 4180.
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== Caveats ==
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There are four caveats with LSL CSV.
There are four caveats with LSL CSV.
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#*Having a ">" before a "<" has no effect on the output, having too many ">" is not an issue.
#*Having a ">" before a "<" has no effect on the output, having too many ">" is not an issue.
#All Commas not encapsulated in "<" ">" will be treated as deliminators.
#All Commas not encapsulated in "<" ">" will be treated as deliminators.
#Anything datatype containing a float value when converted to a CSV may loose precision.  
#Anything datatype containing a float value when converted to a CSV may loose precision.


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llCSV2List("<<<>,>,a") == ["<<<>,>,a"];    //didn't match the last "<"
llCSV2List("<<<>,>,a") == ["<<<>,>,a"];    //didn't match the last "<"
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===One Way To Embed CSV Lists in CSV Lists===
'''One Way To Embed CSV Lists in CSV Lists'''
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string a = llList2CSV([
string a = llList2CSV([
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Revision as of 00:47, 12 April 2007


The most important thing to know about LSL CSV, it's not traditional CSV. It is not RFC 4180.


Caveats

There are four caveats with LSL CSV.

  1. Spaces are trimmed from the beginning and the end of entries.
  2. Anything following a "<" is considered part of the same item as long as the number of ">" and "<" are unbalanced.
    • All "<" and ">" are included in the output string.
    • Having a ">" before a "<" has no effect on the output, having too many ">" is not an issue.
  3. All Commas not encapsulated in "<" ">" will be treated as deliminators.
  4. Anything datatype containing a float value when converted to a CSV may loose precision.
llCSV2List("<>,>,a")   == ["<>", ">", "a"]; //didn't match the last ">"
llCSV2List("<<>,>,a")  == ["<<>,>", "a"];   //matched everything
llCSV2List("<<<>,>,a") == ["<<<>,>,a"];     //didn't match the last "<"

Examples

One Way To Embed CSV Lists in CSV Lists

string a = llList2CSV([
        "<"+llList2CSV(["a", "b", "c"])+">",
        "<"+llList2CSV(["d", "e", "f"])+">",
        "<"+llList2CSV(["g", "h", "i"])+">"
    ]);

Pages in category "LSL CSV"

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