An array of strings from a file?

Question

I have a file with 2000 names and want to make an array of type string................
When i compile and run all all i get is null values in my array?
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.IOException;
public class Names
          private String name;
          private String surname;
          PrintWriter output = null;
          String[] LastName = new String[2000]; //set up array of first names
          String[] Name = new String[2000];; //set up array of first names
     public void setSurname(String suname)
          this.surname=suname;
     public String getSurname()
          return surname;
     public void loadFromFile(String fname) //method loads form text file
          File file = new File("SURNAMES.txt");
          Scanner in = null;
          try {
                in = new Scanner(file);
                 catch (FileNotFoundException fnfe)
                    System.out.println("File not found");
                int x=0;
                while(in.hasNextLine())
                  surname = in.next();
                    LastName [x] = new String(surname);
                  x++;
               in.close();
public void test()
          for (int i = 0; i < 44; i++)
          System.out.println(LastName);
Can anyone see why its not reading?

Answer 1

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
public class ResultPredictor
     public static void main (String args[])
          Names play = new Names();
          //display menu to user & process user choice
          Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
          int choice = 0;
          while(choice!=4)
               System.out.println("__________________________________________________________");
               System.out.println("");
               System.out.println("[1] Join the names");
               System.out.println("[2] Display names that both name start with the same letter");
               System.out.println("[3] Search for names starting with a letter");
               System.out.println("[4] Exit");
               System.out.println("");
               System.out.print("What is your choice? ");
               System.out.flush();
               //check and process an integer choice
               if (input.hasNextInt())
                    choice=input.nextInt();
                    switch(choice)
                              case 1:
                                   play.test();
                                   break;
                              case 2:
                                   break;
                              case 3:
                                   break;
                              case 4:
                                   System.out.println("\nGOODBYE!!\n\n");
                                   break;
                              default:
                                   System.out.println("Please enter a valid menu option (1-4)");
                                   System.out.println("");
                                   break;
               else //choice was not an integer
                    System.out.println("Please enter a valid menu option (1-4)");
                    input.next(); //move on
          }//end loop
     }// end main
}when i run the code it returns null values, the SURNAMES.txt file is in the same folder. Could it be the way the files is delimited, its like so.........
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d
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and so on....