read a csv file into a Java list

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I'm struggling to read a local file and get the contents into a java list for processing.

For example, the file might contain:

cat

dog

mouse

and the java list would be populated with these 3 values. 

I had assumed tfileinputdelimited would work but it always wants create name/value pairs whereas I just want a list of values.

Thanks

Andy

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Talend works using the concept of rows and columns. If you are reading data from a CSV file, that is data stored in a row/column fashion. However, you can assign your data into any Java object you like. Just use a tJavaFlex with code like this....

Start Code

// start part of your Java code
java.util.ArrayList<String> al = new java.util.ArrayList<String>();

Main Code

// here is the main part of the component,
// a piece of code executed in the row
// loop
al.add(row2.animal);

End Code

// end of the component, outside/closing the loop
globalMap.put("al", al);

In the above I am creating an ArrayList, assigning each row's "animal" column value to it and then storing the ArrayList in the globalMap to be used anywhere else in the job.

[TRF]

Forget this, I didn't saw other messages.

How is configured your tFileInputDelimited component? It should have a single field in the schema.