CSVObjects 0.5b

CSVObjects is a free and open sourced Java based framework for transparently parsing and unmarshalling Comma Separated Value (CSV) files and records into Plain Old Java Objects without the need to code the parsing logic manually.

Instead, the parsing library relies on declarative mapping of CSV fields and data types to Java Bean attributes, via a mapping XML file. This is similar to the manner in which Hibernate provides relational table mapping for Java Beans.

The Framework is built upon Stephen Ostermillers excellent CSV reader/parser classes.

Also, the framework provides convenience Xdoclet support for specifying the CSV to Java mapping in the Java source code itself by using Javadoc markup, thereby reducing the burden on the developer to manually maintain separate configuration files.

Installation:

If you have downloaded the binary file release, then you need to include the
CSVObjects- .jar file in your projects library or classpath, ensure that the dependency libraries are also present in the classpath, and thats it!