How do I split apart a CSV string in Ruby?

Question

I have this line as an example from a CSV file:

2412,21,\"Which of the following is not found in all cells?\",\"Curriculum\",\"Life and Living Processes, Lif         


        

Answer 1

EDIT: I failed to read the Ruby tag. The good news is, the guide will explain the theory behind building this, even if the language specifics aren't right. Sorry.

Here is a fantastic guide to doing this:

http://knab.ws/blog/index.php?/archives/10-CSV-file-parser-and-writer-in-C-Part-2.html

and the csv writer is here:

http://knab.ws/blog/index.php?/archives/3-CSV-file-parser-and-writer-in-C-Part-1.html

These examples cover the case of having a quoted literal in a csv (which may or may not contain a comma).