Pike Module Reference:

Enquote data to be put into a CSV file This means doubling the quoting character: " -> ""

The string to quote Example: John "foo" Doe

The quoted string, ready to be written in a CSV file Example: John ""foo"" Doe

Dequote data taken from a CSV file This means reducing double quoting character: "" -> "

The string to dequote Example: John ""foo"" Doe

The string unquoted, ready to be processed Example: John "foo" Doe

Determines the "human" type of a string.

In CSV, data are stored as strings, but the actual value can be of any type.

Example: "42" -> 42 "3.14" -> 3.14

The data we want to determine type

The actual value, casted as the determined type.