std::ctype

#include <iostream>
#include <locale>
#include <sstream>
 
struct csv_whitespace : std::ctype<wchar_t> {
    bool do_is(mask m, char_type c) const
    {   
        if ((m & space) && c == L' ') return false; // space will NOT be classified as whitespace
        if ((m & space) && c == L',') return true; // comma will be classified as whitespace
        return ctype::do_is(m, c); // leave the rest to the parent class
    } 
};
 
int main()
{
    std::wstring in = L"Column 1,Column 2,Column 3\n123,456,789";
    std::wstring token;
 
    std::wcout << "default locale:\n";
    std::wistringstream s1(in);
    while (s1 >> token) {
        std::wcout << "  " << token << '\n';
    }
 
    std::wcout << "locale with modified ctype:\n";
    std::wistringstream s2(in);
    s2.imbue(std::locale(s2.getloc(), new csv_whitespace()));
    while (s2 >> token) {
        std::wcout << "  " << token<< '\n';
    }
}