TabFileReader : FileReader : Stream : AbstractFunction : Object

(

// write a test file:

f = File("TabDelTest.sc", "w");

f.write(

"Some    tab-    delimited    items    in    line    1

​

and    then    some    more    in    line    3

"

);

f.close;

)

​

​

    // open file, read and put strings into array, close file.

x = TabFileReader.read("TabDelTest.sc").postcs;

​

    // can skip empty lines:

x = TabFileReader.read("TabDelTest.sc", true).postcs;

​

    // do file open/close by hand if you prefer:

f = File("TabDelTest.sc", "r"); f.isOpen;

t = TabFileReader(f);

t.read;

f.close;

​

(

// write a test file with numbers:

f = File("TabDelTestNum.sc", "w");

​

(1..10).do { |n| f.write(n.asString ++ Char.tab); };

f.close;

)

​

x = TabFileReader.read("TabDelTestNum.sc").postcs;

x.collect(_.collect(_.interpret));    // convert to numbers.

​

    // or you can do it immediately:

x = TabFileReader.readInterpret("TabDelTestNum.sc").postcs;

​

(

// write a test file with numbers:

f = File("TabDelTestNum.sc", "w");

​

(1..100).do { |n|

    f.write(n.asString ++ if (n % 10 != 0, Char.tab, Char.nl)); };

f.close;

)

​

​

x = TabFileReader.readInterpret("TabDelTestNum.sc").postln;