Java: Text file - Input

Background:

• try and catch statements are used to catch errors when reading from a file.
• two Java classes are used in this example:
  • FileReader: sets up a text file for reading. This file is a required parameter in the BufferedReader class
  • BufferedReader: reads text from an character input stream
    • BufferedReader methods used in the example: close() readline()

Sample Code:

This sample code displays each line in the BufferedReader reads.