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In this guide, we will learn how to import any CSV file received from the user with React. Our application will consist of two parts. We will create a form for the user to select a file. Next, we will do some operations with JavaScript to be able to view this CSV file. Let's start with our example.
Example
First, let's create a Form in React so that the user can upload a CSV file.
We created a simple form and our input items. With the accept feature of the input element, we specify that the format of the file can only be CSV. Now, let's load and read the CSV file selected by the user with FileReader.
Here, once the user-selected file has been successfully uploaded, we can process and display the file. Now let's load a sample CSV file and see it output on our console.
As you can see, we can now read a selected CSV file. We can convert this file, which we read as a plain text type, into an Array of Object with JavaScript and place it inside a Table element.
We formatted the CSV file that came in plain text format, using Javascript slice and split methods, and created two separate array. Then we converted Header and Rows arrays to Array of Object format as Key, Value.
Live Codesandbox Example
How to CSV Import with Refine?
The CSV import with Refine is very simple and out-of-the-box feature. How to use it is explained step by step in the guide and example.
Refer to the Refine CSV import guide for more information. →
Importing data from a CSV file into a React. js application is straightforward with the help of the papaparse library. By creating a reusable CsvFileInput component and managing the data state in the parent App component, we can easily handle CSV file uploads and display the imported data.
To Read CSV in react and present the data on the webpage we will be using a library named Papa Parse. It is a powerful and fast Javascript in-browser CSV parser. It provides a simple syntax for parsing CSV files and reading them in JSON format.
Navigate to the CSV-formatted file saved on your system, select it, then click Import (When browsing to find the file, set browser to look for All Files or for Text Files)
There are two commands in the fs module that can be used to read the csv file in Node. js that are the first command is readFile() and the second command is readFileSync(). Manually parsing CSV files is not a reliable method, especially if you do not own the data.
Issues with data values can be a significant cause of CSV importing errors. These include unexpected data length – either too long or too short. It could also mean unacceptable characters such as text in a numbers-only column or numbers in a boolean (a boolean is a data type with two possible values: True or false.)
In almost any text editor or spreadsheet program, just choose File > Open and select the CSV file. For most people, it is best to use a spreadsheet program. Spreadsheet programs display the data in a way that is easier to read and work with than a text editor.
At first, the CSV file is opened using the open() method in 'r' mode(specifies read mode while opening a file) which returns the file object then it is read by using the reader() method of CSV module that returns the reader object that iterates throughout the lines in the specified CSV document.
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