CSV Parser in Java: Explanation & Practice

Problem summary

Parse CSV data and print each row in a formatted way.

Starter code

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String csv = "Name,Age,City\nAlice,30,NYC\nBob,25,LA";
        
        // Parse and print formatted output
        // Name: Alice, Age: 30, City: NYC
        // Name: Bob, Age: 25, City: LA
    }
}

Expected output and test cases

• CSV parsed correctly

  Name: Alice, Age: 30, City: NYC
  Name: Bob, Age: 25, City: LA

Hints

1. Split by \\n for rows
2. First row is header
3. Split each row by comma

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