How to read in a text file of race lap times....
How do i read in a text file containing lap times from a race for one driver?
I have the times down 1 column and look like this.
I then want to add the times up to get a total race time. I have been looking at the Calendar class and the simpleDateFunction but not sure how to go about it.
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Considering that your times have non-numerical chars you have no choice but to read them as Strings. Once you have done that you will need to parse the times yourself, ie spilt it into the three separate bits of data. Then you can use the Calendar class if you wish or you can keep a running tally yourself. Just don't forget to tick over seconds when milliseconds reaches 999 and tick over minutes when seconds reach 59.
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