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url: /process-functions/csvreader-setquotecharacter.md
description: >-
  Set the quote character that the CSV Reader object uses to read the connected
  csv file.
---

# CSVReader » setQuoteCharacter

Set the quote character that the CSV Reader object uses to read the connected csv file.

```js
csv.setQuoteCharacter(quoteCharacter);
```

#### Parameters

* `quoteCharacter` - String of the character to be used for a quote character.

#### Example

```js
let csv = datasource.csvRead("example_file.csv", 0); 
csv.setQuoteCharacter("\""); 
//alternatively csv.setQuoteCharacter('"');
```

This will set the quote character to a `"` (quotation mark).