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i use the code below to read a text file.

try {
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new
FileReader("infilename"));
String str;
while ((str = in.readLine()) != null) {
process(str);
}
in.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
}


but when the file has a NEWLINE at the END ....the code also read that.

i just dont want to read that NEWLINE as soon as i come to the end.

what i have to do ?

On 3 Apr 2006 19:05:04 -0700, "gk" <> wrote, quoted or
indirectly quoted someone who said :

>but when the file has a NEWLINE at the END ....the code also read that.
>
>i just dont want to read that NEWLINE as soon as i come to the end.

you mean you are getting a "" on the tail end of the file?

You may have multiple nls on the end of your file. Check with a hex
editor and chop them.

You may also just ignore 0-length lines.

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>You may have multiple nls on the end of your file.....Check with a hex editor and chop them.


cant i do it by programatically ?

can i chop before reading the file by programatically ? How ?

On 3 Apr 2006 21:28:21 -0700, "gk" <> wrote, quoted or
indirectly quoted someone who said :

>can i chop before reading the file by programatically ? How ?

You can write a tidier that chops blank lines off the tail end of the
file. Whenever you read a blank line, increment a counter. Whenever
you hit an non blank line, emit counter blank lines , zero the counter
then emit the line.
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http://mindprod.com Java custom programming, consulting and coaching.

gk wrote:
> i use the code below to read a text file.
>
> try {
> BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new
> FileReader("infilename"));
> String str;
> while ((str = in.readLine()) != null) {
> process(str);
> }
> in.close();
> } catch (IOException e) {
> }
>
>
> but when the file has a NEWLINE at the END ....the code also read that.
>
> i just dont want to read that NEWLINE as soon as i come to the end.
>
> what i have to do ?
>

If you know that you will never have a line in your data that is empty
then just ignore it;

while ((str = in.readLine()) != null) {
if (!str.equals(""))
process(str);

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I think this will look like much more impressive

while ((str = in.readLine()) != null &&(!str.equals("")) {
//if (!str.equals(""))
process(str);

Thnak you

On 5 Apr 2006 09:20:18 +0100, Gordon Beaton <> wrote,
quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said :

>process(str) || true

what a strange way to code.
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http://mindprod.com Java custom programming, consulting and coaching.

On 4 Apr 2006 18:09:59 -0700, gk wrote:
> I think this will look like much more impressive
>
> while ((str = in.readLine()) != null &&(!str.equals("")) {
> //if (!str.equals(""))
> process(str);

If your goal is to impress, why stop there when you can put
*everything* in the loop header?

while ((str = in.readLine()) != null && (!str.equals("") && (process(str) || true)));

/gordon

(See also http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=irony)

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On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 08:07:56 GMT, Roedy Green wrote:
> what a strange way to code.

Follow the link I posted.

/gordon

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I apologige , if the adjective has hurt you. I understand, that was the
improper usage after all. english is not my native language.

I wanted to mean, how the code looks like if i put that way. Of course,
the code has been borrowed from you but customized.

language should not taken into account.

thank you