2.7. Configuring the CSV Reader for Record Sets

Smooks smooks = new Smooks();
 
smooks.setReaderConfig(new CSVReaderConfigurator("firstname,lastname,gender,age,country")
                  .setBinding(new CSVBinding("people", Person.class, CSVBindingType.LIST)));
 
JavaResult result = new JavaResult();
smooks.filterSource(new StreamSource(csvReader), result);
 
List<Person> people = (List<Person>) result.getBean("people");

Smooks smooks = new Smooks();
 
smooks.setReaderConfig(new CSVReaderConfigurator("firstname,lastname,gender,age,country")
                  .setBinding(new CSVBinding("people", Person.class, CSVBindingType.LIST)));
 
JavaResult result = new JavaResult();
smooks.filterSource(new StreamSource(csvReader), result);
 
List<Person> people = (List<Person>) result.getBean("people");

// Note: The binder instance should be cached and reused...
CSVListBinder binder = new CSVListBinder("firstname,lastname,gender,age,country", Person.class);
 
List<Person> people = binder.bind(csvStream);

CSVMapBinder:

// Note: The binder instance should be cached and reused...
CSVMapBinder binder = new CSVMapBinder("firstname,lastname,gender,age,country", Person.class, "firstname");
 
Map<String, Person> people = binder.bind(csvStream);

// Note: The binder instance should be cached and reused...
CSVListBinder binder = new CSVListBinder("firstname,lastname,gender,age,country", Person.class);
 
List<Person> people = binder.bind(csvStream);

CSVMapBinder:

// Note: The binder instance should be cached and reused...
CSVMapBinder binder = new CSVMapBinder("firstname,lastname,gender,age,country", Person.class, "firstname");
 
Map<String, Person> people = binder.bind(csvStream);