array

[suresh kamsa]

i have a text file with n number of lines. I want to read that file and write into an array. How can i do that? I don't know the size of the file, how can i get the size? can i use VECTOR? If any body has source code or somebody can write code,please pass it on to me.
text file as follows
wille,programmer
dan,team lead
mike,analyst,programmer
My code is
String thisLine1;
FileInputStream fin1 = new FileInputStream("first.txt");
DataInputStream myInput1 = new DataInputStream(fin1);
while ((thisLine1 = myInput1.readLine()) != null) {
where do i go from here?
Thanks in advance.

[Paul Stevens]

Use Vector or ArrayList

[dexter ferreira]

You can use any of the Collections objects like a Vector, Array List or a list. You do not need to know the length of the file prior to creation of these structures.

Originally posted by suresh kamsa:
i have a text file with n number of lines. I want to read that file and write into an array. How can i do that? I don't know the size of the file, how can i get the size? can i use VECTOR? If any body has source code or somebody can write code,please pass it on to me.
text file as follows
wille,programmer
dan,team lead
mike,analyst,programmer
My code is
String thisLine1;
FileInputStream fin1 = new FileInputStream("first.txt");
DataInputStream myInput1 = new DataInputStream(fin1);
while ((thisLine1 = myInput1.readLine()) != null) {
where do i go from here?
Thanks in advance.

[David Cole]

Heres a sample that basically does just what you are looking for:
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
public class FileToArray {
public FileToArray() {
}
public String[] doIt(){
String fileName = "D:\\file.txt";
ArrayList lineList = new ArrayList();
BufferedReader reader = null;
try{
reader= new BufferedReader( new FileReader(new File(fileName)));
}
catch(FileNotFoundException fnfe){
System.out.println("Unable to find the file: " + fileName);
}
try{
String currentLine = "";
while( (currentLine = reader.readLine()) != null)
lineList.add(currentLine);
}
catch(IOException ioe){
ioe.printStackTrace();
}
finally{
try{
if(reader != null)
reader.close();
}
catch(IOException ioe) { /* Do Nothing */ }
}
return (String[])lineList.toArray(new String[0]);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
FileToArray fileToArray = new FileToArray();
String[] lines = fileToArray.doIt();
if(lines != null){
System.out.println("Printing file contents:");
for(int i = 0; i < lines.length; i++){
System.out.println(lines[i]);
}
}
}
}