CsvChartDataSource

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[AddComponentMenu("ChartGuru/Data Sources/CSV Chart Data Source")]
[DisallowMultipleComponent]
public sealed class CsvChartDataSource : ChartFileDataSourceBase, IChartGuruElementDataSource, IChartDataSource

Reads CSV (or any separated-values text) from a TextAsset, project file, absolute path, StreamingAssets file, or inline string and pushes it to one or more target charts. Auto-detects delimiter, header row, and column types — but everything is overridable in the inspector.

Optionally watches the source file with a FileSystemWatcher (Editor-only by default; opt-in at runtime via `ChartGuru.CsvChartDataSource.WatchFileAtRuntime`).

Methods

LoadText()

protected override string LoadText()

Subclasses override to obtain the raw text payload synchronously. Return an empty string to signal “no data”.

Returns

System.String

ParseToTabular(string)

protected override ChartTabularData ParseToTabular(string rawText)

Convert raw text to a ChartGuru.ChartTabularData. Implemented per source (CSV vs JSON).

Parameters

Name	Type
`rawText`	System.String

Returns

ChartGuru.ChartTabularData

LoadFromText(string)

public void LoadFromText(string csvText)

Set inline CSV text and immediately refresh. Convenience shortcut for SourceMode = InlineText; InlineText = …; Refresh();.

Parameters

Name	Type
`csvText`	System.String

LoadAsset(TextAsset)

public void LoadAsset(TextAsset asset)

Set a TextAsset source and immediately refresh. Convenience shortcut for SourceMode = TextAsset; TextAsset = …; Refresh();.

Parameters

Name	Type
`asset`	UnityEngine.TextAsset

AutoDetectFormat()

public bool AutoDetectFormat()

Read the configured source, auto-detect a sensible delimiter and header mode, and write the results into _delimiterOverride / _headerMode. Designed for the inspector “Auto Detect Format” button — call once after picking a file to lock in explicit values instead of relying on per-parse auto-detection (which can flip between commits when data changes).

Returns

System.Boolean: True when detection succeeded and at least one field was updated.

Constructors