generateCsv

description

Introduced 3.1.0

Transforms a data array into a CSV string.

requires

• nothing

parameters

• array - required - data array to convert to CSV

returns

• text string of data as CSV

example usage:

let data = [
  {
    name: 'Michael Schumacher',
    titles: 7,
    seasons: '1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004',
  },
  {
    name: 'Lewis Hamilton',
    titles: 7,
    seasons: '2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020',
  },
  {
    name: 'Juan Manuel Fangio',
    titles: 5,
    seasons: '1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957',
  },
  {
    name: 'Alain Prost',
    titles: 4,
    seasons: '1985, 1986, 1989, 1993',
  },
  {
    name: 'Sebastian Vettel',
    titles: 4,
    seasons: '2010, 2011, 2012, 2013',
  },
  {
    name: 'Jack Brabham',
    titles: 3,
    seasons: '1959, 1960, 1966',
  },
  {
    name: 'Jackie Stewart',
    titles: 3,
    seasons: '1969, 1971, 1973',
  },
  {
    name: 'Niki Lauda',
    titles: 3,
    seasons: '1975, 1977, 1984',
  },
  {
    name: 'Nelson Piquet',
    titles: 3,
    seasons: '1981, 1983, 1987',
  },
  {
    name: 'Ayrton Senna',
    titles: 3,
    seasons: '1988, 1990, 1991',
  }
];

let csv = generateCsv(data);
// name,titles,seasons\r\n"Michael Schumacher",7,"1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004"\r\n"Lewis Hamilton",7,"2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020"\r\n"Juan Manuel Fangio",5,"1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957"\r\n"Alain Prost",4,"1985, 1986, 1989, 1993"\r\n"Sebastian Vettel",4,"2010, 2011, 2012, 2013"\r\n"Jack Brabham",3,"1959, 1960, 1966"\r\n"Jackie Stewart",3,"1969, 1971, 1973"\r\n"Niki Lauda",3,"1975, 1977, 1984"\r\n"Nelson Piquet",3,"1981, 1983, 1987"\r\n"Ayrton Senna",3,"1988, 1990, 1991"