I have to count the characters in a text file.
I would like to do it with a for loop, however, I do not know how to refer to the length of the file?
public void countLetters(String) {
for (int i = 0; i < ; i++) {
}
}
What should I write after the i < ?
Well you first need to read the contents of the file. You can do it the following manner.
FileReader fr = new FileReader(file);
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(fr);
Where file is the file object i.e in your case, the text file which you want to read. Then read each line of the file, like this
String temp;
int totalNoOfCharacters = 0;
int noOfLines = 0; //To count no of lines IF you need it
while ( (temp = br.readline()) != null ){
noOfLines++;
totalNoOfCharacters += temp.length(); //Rememeber this doesnot count the line termination character. So if you want to consider newLine as a character, add one in this step.
}
FileReader fr = new FileReader("pathtofile");
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(fr);
String line = "";
int cont=0;
while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
line = line.split("\\s+").trim();
cont+=line.length();
}
Don't forget to close streams and use try catch .
Maybe better to read each each character within a while loop that first checks for the end of the file than to try using a for loop.
e.g.
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.IOException;
. . . .
. . . .
try
{
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("myFile.txt"));
String textLine = reader.readLine();
int count = 0;
while (textLine != null)
{
textLine.replaceAll("\\s+",""); // To avoid counting spaces
count+= textLine.length();
textLine = reader.readLine();
}
reader.close();
System.out.println("Number of characters in myFile.txt is: " + count);
}
catch(FileNotFoundException e)
{
System.out.println("The file, myFile.txt, was not found");
}
catch(IOException e)
{
System.out.println("Read of myFile.txt failed.");
e.printStackTrace();
}
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(yourfile);
while(scanner.hasNext()){
word = scanner.next();
char += word.length();
}
Related
So I'm trying to make a file reader to read from x line to y line but when i execute the program it reads all the lines of the file and not the lines that should have started and ended, For example if i'm looking an ID in the file it should print de ID, The name of the holder(the next line of the ID Line), and his/her address(Next line of the name Line), but instead of print just that it prints all the ID'S, Names and Addresses of everyone in the file.
System.out.println("Escriba el ID Del Cliente");
CL.setID(reader.next());
String line2;
int count = 0;
try {
BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
Scanner input2 = new Scanner(file);
PrintWriter output = new PrintWriter(new FileOutputStream(file, true));
LineNumberReader readers = new LineNumberReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(file), "UTF-8"));
while((line2 = input.readLine()) != null)
{
if(line2.contains(CL.getID()))
{
while(((line2 = readers.readLine()) != null) && readers.getLineNumber() <= count + 3)
{
count++;
System.out.println(line2);
}
input.close();
input2.close();
output.close();
readers.close();
break;
}
}
}catch(IOException ex)
{
System.out.println("ERRORR!!!!!!");
}
I've modified your code because the problem was at the count++ which will eventually led to reading all the lines from your files, and at the line2 = readers.readLine() which will read from the first line of the file again ( the program works half correct because it reads only 3 lines and only if line2 contains your ID ). Now, to make your program work correctly, you need to either use the BufferedReader or the LineNumberReader.
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Escriba el ID Del Cliente");
String line2;
File file = new File(yourpathhere);
int lineCount = 0;
try {
PrintWriter output = new PrintWriter(new FileOutputStream(file, true));
LineNumberReader readers = new LineNumberReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(file), "UTF-8"));
while ((line2 = readers.readLine()) != null) {
lineCount++;
if (line2.contains(CL.getId())) {
while (line2 != null && readers.getLineNumber() <= lineCount + 3) {
System.out.println(line2);
line2 = readers.readLine();
}
output.close();
readers.close();
break;
}
}
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println("ERRORR!!!!!!");
}
}
PS : pay attention for the getLineNumber() method because it increments the lines read until the moment you're calling it. It means that if we didn't had the lineCount and the ID we're trying to find was at the 6th line, the getLineNumber() value at the moment when line2.contains(CL.getId()) == true was 6, so the readers.getLineNumber() <= 3 will be FALSE and the program won't work correctly anymore. ( We need to keep track for the lines read until the moment we check for the id )
Assuming you have a file with 100 lines and you want to check and print out line 5 to 10 you could try this:
System.out.println("Escriba el ID Del Cliente");
CL.setID(reader.next());
String line;
int count = 0;
int xLine = 5;
int yLine = 10;
try (BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file)))
{
while((line = input.readLine()) != null)
{
if(count < xLine)
{
// skip all lines lower then start
continue;
}
else if(count >= xLine && count <= yLine && line.contains(CL.getID()))
{
// print line if line is between lines to read
// and if line contains ID
System.out.println(line);
}
else
{
// break if count is bigger then yLine
break;
}
count++;
}
}
catch(IOException ex)
{
System.out.println("ERRORR!!!!!!");
}
You read all lines till the BufferedReader reaches null. You check if the line contains your ID. Then you check if the count is between the linenumbers you want to check / print. Then you increment the count for the lines processed.
I simplified the try-catch-Block with a try-with-ressources Statement. As for now I don't see what your plans with output and scanner were, so I removed them.
I have a text file with 5 lines, I wish to read in those lines and be able to number them 1 - 5, and save them in a different file. The numbers begin before the start of the line. I have tried to hard code in a loop to read in the number but I keep getting errors.
public class TemplateLab5Bronze {
static final String INPUT_FILE = "testLab5Bronze.txt";
static final String OUTPUT_FILE = "outputLab5Bronze.txt";
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
FileReader in = new FileReader(INPUT_FILE);
PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(OUTPUT_FILE);
System.out.println("Working");
BufferedReader inFile = new BufferedReader(in);
PrintWriter outFile = new PrintWriter(out);
outFile.print("Does this print?\n");
String trial = "Tatot";
outFile.println(trial);
System.out.format("%d. This is the top line\n", (int) 1.);
System.out.format("%d. \n", (int) 2.);
System.out.format("%d. The previous one is blank.\n", (int) 3.);
System.out.format("%d. Short one\n", (int) 4.);
System.out.format("%d. This is the last one.\n", (int) 5.);
/*if(int j = 1; j < 6; j++){
outFile.print( i + trial);
}*/
String line;
do {
line = inFile.readLine();
if (line != null) {
}
} while (line != null);
inFile.close();
in.close();
outFile.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Doesnt Work");
}
System.out.print("Done stuff!");
}
}
This is all the code I have so far, excluding the import statements, the commented for loop is what I was trying to use. Is there another way to do this?
One way to do it is to add to the printWriter while looping through the existing file:
FileReader fr = new FileReader("//your//path//to//lines.txt");
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(fr);
try (PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter("//your//other//path//newlines.txt", "UTF-8")) {
String line;
int num = 1;
while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
writer.println(num + ". " + line);
num++;
}
}
Note: I didn't put in any catch statements, but you might want to catch some/all of the following: FileNotFoundException, UnsupportedEncodingException, IOException
You don't need two PrintWriters. Use only one.
PrintWriter outFile = new PrintWriter(OUTPUT_FILE);
You can simply use a counter instead of a for loop (which you have incorrectly written as if - as mentioned by #Shirkam)
String line;
int count=1;
do {
line = inFile.readLine();
if (line != null) {
outFile.println( count++ +"." + line);
}
} while (line != null);
inFile.close();
This works fine at my end.
the following code will only read the first line of a text file and it will stop there. I've been experimenting with loops but i cannot get it to successfully update the line until there are no more lines in the file. can anyone help? thanks
public void readFile(){
try {
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("test1.txt"));
words = new ArrayList<Word>();
int lineNum = 1; // we read first line in start
// delimeters of line in this example only "space"
char [] parse = {' '};
String delims = new String(parse);
String line = in.readLine();
String [] lineWords = line.split(delims);
// split the words and create word object
for (int i = 0; i < lineWords.length; i++) {
Word w = new Word(lineWords[i]);
words.add(w);
}
lineNum++; // pass the next line
line = in.readLine();
in.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
}
}
Basically, you want to keep reading until you run out of lines, at which time BufferedReader will return null
char[] parse = {' '};
String delims = new String(parse);
String line = null;
while ((line = in.readLine()) != null) {
String[] lineWords = line.split(delims);
// split the words and create word object
for (int i = 0; i < lineWords.length; i++) {
Word w = new Word(lineWords[i]);
words.add(w);
}
lineNum++; // pass the next line
}
You should be managing your resources better, if you open it, you should make all reasonable attempts to close. Currently, if your code fails for some reason, the in.close line will never be called. Also, you shouldn't ignore exceptions
Luckily, in Java 8, this is easy to manage...
try (BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("test1.txt"))) {
//...
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
Take a closer look at Basic I/O, The try-with-resources Statement and BufferedReader JavaDocs, especially BufferedReader#readLine
You may also want to take a look at LineNumberReader ;)
while((line = in.readLine()) != null){
//process line
}
This nested statement reads a line from the BufferedReader and stores it in line. At the end of the file, readLine() will return null and stop the loop.
I am trying to count line no. of a file using Java LineNumberReader. The output comes with problem. The problem is the alternative lines are displayed like line no. 1,3,5,... and on counting total no of lines i got half no. of the total actual lines. Here is the code
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.LineNumberReader;
public class countLine{
File file=null;
public countLine(){
file =new File("E:\\test.txt");
getFileData();
}
public void getFileData(){
try{
if(file.exists()){
FileReader fr = new FileReader(file);
LineNumberReader lnr = new LineNumberReader(fr);
int linenumber = 0;
do{
System.out.println(lnr.readLine());
linenumber++;
}while (lnr.readLine() != null);
System.out.println("Total number of lines : " + linenumber);
lnr.close();
}else{
System.out.println("File does not exists!");
}
}
catch(Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
public static void main(String h[]){
countLine cl = new countLine();
}
}
You read the line twice, once with System.out.println(lnr.readLine()); and once with while (lnr.readLine() != null);
Combining the two other answers into one gives correct line count as well as the ability of doing the System.out.println(...) with line content:
int linenumber = 0;
String tmp = new String();
while ((tmp = lnr.readLine()) != null) {
linenumber++;
System.out.println(tmp);
}
This would have been enough for counting:
FileReader fr = new FileReader(file);
LineNumberReader lnr = new LineNumberReader(fr);
while (lnr.readLine() != null);
System.out.println( lnr.getLineNumber() );
lnr.close();
Added later Or, if you need to print lines (+ line numbers):
String line = null;
while ((line = lnr.readLine()) != null){
System.out.println( lnr.getLineNumber() + " " + lnr.getLineNumber() );
}
You can get the number of lines with two lines of code: something like
lineNumberReader.skip(Long.MAX_VALUE);
int count = LineNumberReader.getLineNumber();
E&OE
Every lnr.readLine() read a line from the file and return it.
You are making two reads:
1)At the System.out.println
2)At the while statement
You need make a call to readLine method,
save the result at variable and when it a null is the end of the file.
Take a look at:
int linenumber = 0;
String tmp = new String();
while ((tmp = lnr.readLine()) != null) {
linenumber++;
System.out.println(tmp);
}
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Best way to read a text file
In Java I can open a text file like this:
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("file.txt"));
My question is, how do you read from the following file? The first line is a number (830) representing number of words, and the following lines contain the words.
830
cooking
English
weather
.
.
I want to read the words into a string array. But how do I read the data first?
You're on the right track; I would treat the first line as a special case by parsing it as an integer (see Integer#parseInt(String)) then reading the words as individual lines:
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("file.txt"));
String numLinesStr = reader.readLine();
if (numLinesStr == null) throw new Exception("invalid file format");
List<String> lines = new ArrayList<String>();
int numLines = Integer.parseInt(numLinesStr);
for (int i=0; i<numLines; i++) {
lines.add(reader.readLine());
}
Unless you have some special reason, it's not necessary to keep track of how many lines the file contain. Just use something like this:
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("file.txt"));
String line;
while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
// ...
}
If you're working with Java version greater than 1.5, you can also use the Scanner class:
Scanner sc = new Scanner(new File("someTextFile.txt"));
List<String> words = new ArrayList<String>();
int lines = sc.nextInt();
for(int i = 1; i <= lines; i++) {
words.add(sc.nextLine());
}
String[] w = words.toArray(new String[]{});
Try the class java.io.BufferedReader, created on a java.io.FileReader.
This object has the method readLine, which will read the next line from the file:
try
{
java.io.BufferedReader in =
new java.io.BufferedReader(new java.io.FileReader("filename.txt"));
String str;
while((str = in.readLine()) != null)
{
...
}
}
catch(java.io.IOException ex)
{
}
You could use reflection and do this dynamically:
public static void read() {
try {
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(
"filename.txt"));
String line = reader.readLine();
while (line != null) {
if (Integer.class.isAssignableFrom(line.getClass())) {
int number = Integer.parseInt(line);
System.out.println(number);
} else {
String word = line;
System.out.println(word);
}
line = reader.readLine();
}
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}