How to read a string containing a '\' using opencsv?

Question

When I\'m reading a csv-file using opencsv it doesn\'t work properly when encountering a \'\\\' at the end of a string. It makes the \" part of the string, instead of the \'

Answer 1

More cleaner and recommended solution is to use RFC4180Parser instead of default CSVParser:

String csv = "come,csv,string";
RFC4180Parser rfc4180Parser = new RFC4180ParserBuilder().build();
CSVReader csvReader = new CSVReaderBuilder(new StringReader(csv)).withCSVParser(rfc4180Parser).build(); 

Reference: https://sourceforge.net/p/opencsv/support-requests/50/