NetLogo / NetLogo/CSV-Extension

Importing a line containing `\"` throws RuntimeException

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Description

Reported by @dougedmunds in NetLogo/NetLogo#845. That bug has a more extensive example, but the following is sufficient to reproduce:

csv:from-row "\"\\\" \\\"\""

That is, attempting to parse the string "\" \"" results in:

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: (line 1) invalid char between encapsulated token and delimiter

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Start by reproducing the failure with the csv:from-row example in the issue, then trace the CSV parsing path that produces the invalid-char RuntimeException. Done means the quoted string containing backslashes parses successfully without throwing, while existing CSV behavior remains intact.

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Tech stack
scala
Domain
data
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
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