Method:fillColumn

collumn data injector

fills alll the data in the given column with $values

sample of a csv file "my_cool.csv"

name,age,skill
john,13,knows magic
tanaka,8,makes sushi
jose,5,dances salsa

php implementation

$csv = new File_CSV_DataSource;
$csv->load('my_cool.csv');

// if the csv file loads
if ($csv->load('my_cool.csv')) {

// grab all data within the age column
var_export($csv->getColumn('age'));

// rename all values in it with the number 99
var_export($csv->fillColumn('age', 99));

// grab all data within the age column
var_export($csv->getColumn('age'));

// rename each value in a column independently
$data = array(1, 2, 3);
$csv->fillColumn('age', $data);

var_export($csv->getColumn('age'));
}

standard output

array (
0 => '13',
1 => '8',
2 => '5',
)

true

array (
0 => 99,
1 => 99,
2 => 99,
)

array (
0 => 1,
1 => 2,
2 => 3,
)

1. Argument mixed $column the column identified by a string
2. Argument mixed $values ither one of the following
3. (Number) will fill the whole column with the value of number
4. (String) will fill the whole column with the value of string
5. (Array) will fill the while column with the values of array

the array gets ignored if it does not match the length of rows

• Visibility public
• Returns void