Java read file got a leading BOM [  ]

Question

I am reading a file containing keywords line by line and found a strange problem. I hope lines that following each other if their contents are the same, they should be handl

Answer 1

Try trimming whitespace at the beginning and end of lines read. Just replace your while with:

while ((strLine = bufferedReader.readLine()) != null) {
        strLine = strLine.trim();
        logger.info(Arrays.toString(strLine.toCharArray()));
    if(strLine.contentEquals(prevLine)){
        logger.info("Skipping the duplicate lines " + strLine);
        continue;
    }
    prevLine = strLine;
}