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Java Scanner nextLine() Method

❮ Scanner Methods

Example

Output the contents a file line by line:

import java.io.File; // Import the File class
import java.io.FileNotFoundException; // Import this class to handle errors
import java.util.Scanner; // Import the Scanner class to read text files
public class ReadFile {
 public static void main(String[] args) {
 try {
 File myObj = new File("filename.txt");
 Scanner myReader = new Scanner(myObj);
 while (myReader.hasNextLine()) {
 String data = myReader.nextLine();
 System.out.println(data);
 }
 myReader.close();
 } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
 System.out.println("An error occurred.");
 e.printStackTrace();
 }
}
}

Definition and Usage

The nextLine() method returns a string containing all of the characters up to the next new line character in the scanner, or up to the end of the scanner if there are no more new line characters.

Syntax

public String nextLine()

Technical Details

Returns:A String value containing the next line of text in the scanner.
Throws:NoSuchElementException - If there are no more lines in the scanner. IllegalStateException - If the scanner has been closed.

❮ Scanner Methods

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