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title: "encode:csv — Encode CSV"
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# encode:csv — Encode CSV

ENCODE:CSV joins the items of a multidimensional array to comma-separated values.

Comma-separated values represent tabular data. Each line corresponds to a row in the table. Within a line, fields are separated by a delimiter, each field belonging to one table column.

### Attributes
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ------- | ----------- |
| var | var |  | Variable name |
| var_result | var |  | Result variable name |
| delimiter | string | ; | Delimiter |
| enclose | bool |  | Enclose values |

### Children
- (none)

### Parents
- (not restricted in the reference)

### Result
- binding: var_result; type: string

### Examples

```xml
<array var="names">
	<array>
		<item>First Name</item>
		<item>Last Name</item>
	</array>

	<array>
		<item>Bill</item>
		<item>Gates</item>
	</array>

	<array>
		<item>Steve</item>
		<item>Jobs</item>
	</array>
</array>

<output>
	<encode:csv var="names" delimiter=";"/>
</output>

<!--
"First Name";"Last Name"
Bill;Gates
Steve;Jobs
-->
```