com.emphysic.myriad.core.data.util

Class TextSniffer

java.lang.Object

com.emphysic.myriad.core.data.util.TextSniffer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Sniffer

public class TextSniffer
extends java.lang.Object
implements Sniffer

TextSniffer - attempts to read a delimited text file automatically

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TextSniffer()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
TextDataset	sniff(java.io.File inputFile) Examines the specified file and attempts to automatically create a Dataset from the contents.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TextSniffer

public TextSniffer()

Method Detail

sniff

public TextDataset sniff(java.io.File inputFile)
                  throws java.io.IOException

Examines the specified file and attempts to automatically create a Dataset from the contents.

Specified by:

sniff in interface Sniffer

Parameters:

inputFile - file to examine

Returns:

best guess at the corresponding Dataset, or null if unable to parse

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:

java.lang.Exception