Read data from a text file using Java

Question

I need to read a text file line by line using Java. I use available() method of FileInputStream to check and loop over the file. But while reading,

Answer 1

public class ReadFileUsingFileInputStream {

/**
* @param args
*/
static int ch;

public static void main(String[] args) {
    File file = new File("C://text.txt");
    StringBuffer stringBuffer = new StringBuffer("");
    try {
        FileInputStream fileInputStream = new FileInputStream(file);
        try {
            while((ch = fileInputStream.read())!= -1){
                stringBuffer.append((char)ch);  
            }
        }
        catch (IOException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
    catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    System.out.println("File contents :");
    System.out.println(stringBuffer);
    }
}