duplicate item

Hello,
wondering if anyone could help me out. Been trying this one out for awhile. I am trying to get the following to work:

macaroni was duplicated in the list.

This is suppose to be one of my first output lines.
I already have the Exception line working.
I have tried to code the duplicated item several times. Any help in the right direction would be appreciated.

I bolded where I believe my problem is.

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
 
public class TestList
{
 
public static void main(String[] args)                          throws FileNotFoundException
{
int itemsInList, aisle;
String element, filename, item;
boolean found;
Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);

System.out.print("Enter the input file name: ");
filename = console.next();
System.out.println();

Scanner inFile = new Scanner(new FileReader(filename));
 
GList list = new GList();
itemsInList = inFile.nextInt();

for(int i = 0;i<itemsInList;i++)
{
item = inFile.next();
aisle = inFile.nextInt();
Grocery elements = new Grocery(item, aisle);
[B]if (item.compareTo(elements.getItem())<0)
   {
     System.out.println(item + " duplicate item.");
   }[/B]
   if (aisle>5)
   {
try
{
   throw new InvalidAisleException();
}
    catch(InvalidAisleException iae)
    {
      System.out.print(iae.toString()+ ": ");
      System.out.println("Aisle must be 1-5: " + item + " shows aisle " + aisle);
    }

}
     else 
     {
list.insert(elements);
     }
     }
System.out.println();
System.out.println("The file " + filename + " contains the following items:");
list.printList();
System.out.println();

System.out.println("The list print by item is:");
list.mergeSortItem();
list.printList();
System.out.println();

System.out.println("The list printed by aisle is:");
System.out.println();
}
}

This is my results:
Enter the input file name: C:\\TestFile5.txt

InvalidAisleException: Aisle must be 1-5: turkey shows aisle 9

The file C:\\TestFile5.txt contains the following items:
macaroni in aisle 3
chips in aisle 2
macaroni in aisle 3
salsa in aisle 1

The list print by item is:
chips in aisle 2
macaroni in aisle 3
macaroni in aisle 3
salsa in aisle 1

The list printed by aisle is:

----jGRASP: operation complete.

I think you aren't getting the Exception where you think you are.
You have indented your code incorrectly, which leads you to believe that "if(aisle > 5)" is part of the if(item.compareTo . . .) block. It isn't. It is independent.
Check carefully what you have in the text file against "turkey."

BTW: How are you working out your elements.getItem()? A compareTo doesn't give -1 when there is a duplicate. I think you are actually using your Grocery class as a Collection and you want a contains() method in it.

Find a copy of Deitel's book and you will see that every } is followed by a trailing comment. A useful habit to get into. Most people think that a programmer's text editor is a word processor, and you enter an "if" block like this:
Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3Stage 4But you shouldn't. You should do it like this:
Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3stage 4Two benefits:

Less risk of compiler errors because you have unbalanced {}s.

A comment which reminds you which block ends where.