Converting a text file into an array

Question

import java.io.*;
public class Copy {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
     File inputFile = new File("farrago.txt");
     File outputFile = new File("outagain.txt");
FileReader in = new FileReader(inputFile);
FileWriter out = new FileWriter(outputFile);
int c;
while ((c = in.read()) != -1)
out.write(c);
in.close();
out.close();
i have been working my way through the online tutorials and have found them very helpful, i have looked at array and would like to know how to convert data from a text file inot an array? using the above example how would i go about doing this?

Answer 1

You'd use the readLine () method:BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader (new FileReader (file));
String line;
List list = new LinkedList ();
while ((line = reader.readLine ()) != null) {
    list.add (line);
// don't know why you'd want this, but anyway
String[] lines = (String[]) list.toArray (new String[list.size ()]);Kind regards,
  Levi