Quote.java

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package com.zillabyte.motherbrain.utils.csv;

/**
 * Defines quote behavior when printing.
 *
 * @version $Id: Quote.java 1465441 2013-04-07 18:38:56Z britter $
 */
public enum Quote {

    /**
     * Quotes all fields.
     */
    ALL,

    /**
     * Quotes fields which contain special characters such as a delimiter, quote character or any of the characters in
     * line separator.
     */
    MINIMAL,

    /**
     * Quotes all non-numeric fields.
     */
    NON_NUMERIC,

    /**
     * Never quotes fields. When the delimiter occurs in data, it is preceded by the current escape character. If the
     * escape character is not set, printing will throw an exception if any characters that require escaping are
     * encountered.
     */
    NONE
}