TabFileReader file reader for tab separated data

Inherits from: Object : AbstractFunction : Stream : FileReader

TabFileReader reads tab/return delimited files into 2D arrays.

For comma-separated files, use: CSVFileReader.

For space-delimited files, or custom delimiters, use: FileReader

*read(path, skipEmptyLines)

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// write a test file:

f = File("TabDelTest.sc", "w");

f.write(

"Some tab- delimited items in line 1

and then some more in line 3

"

);

f.close;

)

// open file, read and put strings into array, close file.

x = TabFileReader.read("TabDelTest.sc").postcs;

// can skip empty lines:

x = TabFileReader.read("TabDelTest.sc", true).postcs;

// do file open/close by hand if you prefer:

f = File("TabDelTest.sc", "r"); f.isOpen;

t = TabFileReader(f);

t.read;

f.close;

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// write a test file with numbers:

f = File("TabDelTestNum.sc", "w");

(1..10).do { |n| f.write(n.asString ++ Char.tab); };

f.close;

)

x = TabFileReader.read("TabDelTestNum.sc").postcs;

x.collect(_.collect(_.interpret)); // convert to numbers.

// or you can do it immediately:

x = TabFileReader.readInterpret("TabDelTestNum.sc").postcs;

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// write a test file with numbers:

f = File("TabDelTestNum.sc", "w");

(1..100).do { |n|

f.write(n.asString ++ if (n % 10 != 0, Char.tab, Char.nl)); };

f.close;

)

x = TabFileReader.readInterpret("TabDelTestNum.sc").postln;