Option quoted_empty

Quote empty strings. It overrides quoted_string on empty strings when defined.

• Type: boolean
• Optional
• Default: false
• Since: 0.0.4
• Related: quote, quoted_match, quoted_string, quoted — see Available Options

Note, several options are available to control when to quote fields under certain conditions. Make sure to review the alternatives.

Example

In the quoted_empty example, every field evaluated as empty is quoted. It includes an empty string and values of false, null and undefined.

import { stringify } from "csv-stringify/sync";
import assert from "node:assert";

const records = stringify(
  [
    ["1", ""],
    [false, "2"],
    ["3", null],
    [undefined, "4"],
  ],
  {
    quoted: true,
  },
);

assert.equal(records, '"1",\n,"2"\n"3",\n,"4"\n');