String containing comma inputting in to the csv file

Question

I am trying to input in to the csv file.
My input is as shown below
String string=\"hi,this is user\";
but when i am inputing in to the csv file the comma is tak

Answer 1

You have to ensure the data is properly escaped. Commas and double-quotes require special handling. I would highly recommend using a library to take care of all details of properly escaping csv data for you. Take a look at opencsv.

Answer 2

Since you're writing a csv file, with comma delimiter, and your text happens to have a comma in it as well, you need to wrap your text within double quotes.

String names = "\"hi,this is user\"";

Note that to wrap your text within double quotes, you need to escape the double quotes as well!

Update:- A sample code snippet to wrap your string within double quotes.

public static void main(String[] args) {

    String test = "abcd";
    System.out.println(test); // prints abcd
    test = appendDQ(test);
    System.out.println(test); // prints "abcd"

}

private static String appendDQ(String str) {
    return "\"" + str + "\"";
}