How do I read file using Scanner class?

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Here is a compact way to read file line-by-line using the java.util.Scanner class.

package org.kodejava.example.util;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class ScannerReadFile {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //
        // Create an instance of File for data.txt file.
        //
        File file = new File("data.txt");
        
        try {
            //
            // Create a new Scanner object which will read the data from the 
            // file passed in. To check if there are more line to read from it
            // we check by calling the scanner.hasNextLine() method. We then
            // read line one by one till all line is read.
            //
            Scanner scanner = new Scanner(file);
            while (scanner.hasNextLine()) {
                String line = scanner.nextLine();
                System.out.println(line);
            }
        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        
    }
}


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