[CSV-3] CSVPrinter#escapeAndQuote(String) doesn't adhere to CSV standard

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.0
• Component/s: Printer
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Daniel Gredler
• Created: 28/Jul/06 23:30
• Updated: 14/Aug/14 20:06
• Resolved: 01/Feb/11 21:40

Description

All the descriptions of the CSV format that I've seen state that:

• Double quotes (") are escaped using two double quotes (""), rather than a backslash (\").
• Embedded line breaks are allowed and don't need to be escaped... just enclose the field in double quotes.
• Because backslashes are not used to escape double quotes or line breaks, the backslashes themselves do not need to be escaped.

CSVPrinter#escapeAndQuote(String) breaks these rules. Why?

http://www.creativyst.com/Doc/Articles/CSV/CSV01.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values

Issue Links

• relates to: CSV-4 Create Strategy for RFC4180