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# TabExporter

## Overview

The `TabExporter` plugin enables exporting data from a Servoy `FoundSet` into text-based formats such as CSV or tab-separated files. This is useful for generating reports or sharing data with external systems.

The `addDataProvider` method allows specifying the data providers (columns) from the `FoundSet` to include in the export. Each column can be customized with attributes such as header text, value lists, or date formats, providing flexibility in how data is represented.

The `textExport` method generates the export as a text string based on the defined configuration. This string can then be saved to a file or used directly for sharing or further processing.

## Methods Summarized

| Type                                                                                             | Name                                                           | Summary                                               |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| [DataProviderExport](/reference/servoyextensions/server-plugins/textxport/dataproviderexport.md) | [addDataProvider(dataprovider)](#adddataprovider-dataprovider) | Add a dataprovider from specified foundset to export. |
| [String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md)                                         | [textExport()](#textexport)                                    | Export to text 'separated value' data (\*.            |

## Methods Detailed

### addDataProvider(dataprovider)

Add a dataprovider from specified foundset to export.

**Parameters**

* [String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md) **dataprovider** The dataprovider string to add as a column to export

**Returns:** [DataProviderExport](/reference/servoyextensions/server-plugins/textxport/dataproviderexport.md) dataprovider export object

**Sample**

```js
var exporter = plugins.textxport.createExporter(forms.form1.foundset,';',true);
exporter.addDataProvider('orderid').setHeaderText('Order ID');
exporter.addDataProvider('item_id').setValueList('myvaluelist');
exporter.addDataProvider('mydate').setFormat('yyyy/dd/MM');
var content = exporter.textExport();
```

### textExport()

Export to text 'separated value' data (\*.tab/\*.csv), based on values set on exporter

**Returns:** [String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md) exported text

**Sample**

```js
var exporter = plugins.textxport.createExporter(forms.form1.foundset,';',true);
exporter.addDataProvider('orderid').setHeaderText('Order ID');
exporter.addDataProvider('item_id').setValueList('myvaluelist');
exporter.addDataProvider('mydate').setFormat('yyyy/dd/MM');
var content = exporter.textExport();
```

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