CSV to HTML translation: Difference between revisions

=={{header|Lua}}==

<lang lua>FS = "," -- field separator

csv = [[

Character,Speech

The multitude,The messiah! Show us the messiah!

Brians mother,<angry>Now you listen here! He's not the messiah; he's a very naughty boy! Now go away!</angry>

The multitude,Who are you?

Brians mother,I'm his mother; that's who!

The multitude,Behold his mother! Behold his mother!

]]

html = { "<table>" }

for line in string.gmatch( csv, "(.-\n)" ) do

str = "<tr>"

for field in string.gmatch( line, "(.-)["..FS.."?\n?]" ) do

str = str .. "<td>" .. field .. "</td>"

end

str = str .. "</tr>"

html[#html+1] = str;

end

html[#html+1] = "</table>"

for _, line in pairs(html) do

print(line)

end</lang>

<pre><table>

<tr><td>Character</td><td>Speech</td></tr>

<tr><td>The multitude</td><td>The messiah! Show us the messiah!</td></tr>

<tr><td>Brians mother</td><td><angry>Now you listen here! He's not the messiah; he's a very naughty boy! Now go away!</angry></td></tr>

<tr><td>The multitude</td><td>Who are you</td><td></td></tr>

<tr><td>Brians mother</td><td>I'm his mother; that's who!</td></tr>

<tr><td>The multitude</td><td>Behold his mother! Behold his mother!</td></tr>

</table>

</pre>