[jira] [Commented] (CSV-168) CsvFormat.nullString should not be escaped

["Gary Gregory (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Gary Gregory commented on CSV-168:
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I'm not sure about changing the behavior. What if you do want it escaped? I'm not sure there is a case for that... What about adding a escapeNull boolean setting?

> CsvFormat.nullString should not be escaped
> ------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: CSV-168
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CSV-168
>             Project: Commons CSV
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: Parser
>    Affects Versions: 1.2
>            Reporter: cornel creanga
>            Priority: Minor
>
> Hello,
> Use case: I'm generating MySQL dump files (text format) - for more details check this - http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/select-into.html. 
> Issue: The value null is represented as "\N". Also by default the escape char is '\N'. The CsvPrinter.printAndEscape method will convert this value into "\\N".
> I suggest to modify the CsvPrinter in order to not escape the nullString value  - it should be written as it is. I can create a pull request if you want.
> I consider it a minor issue because it can be mitigated by making sure that the escape character is not a part of the nullString - however in my case it means that the LOAD commands should be modified accordingly.



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