In Java, we can use Files.exists(path) to test whether a file exists. The path can be a file or a directory. It is better to combine with !Files.isDirectory(path) to ensure the existing file is not a directory. Path path = Paths.get("/home/mkyong/test/test.log"); // file exists and it is not a directory if(Files.exists(path) && !Files.isDirectory(path)) { System.out.println("File […]
Here is another example to show how to read a file in Java with BufferedInputStream and DataInputStream classes. The readLine() from the type DataInputStream is deprecated. Sun officially announced this method can not convert property from bytes to characters. It’s advised to use BufferedReader. You may interest to read this How to read file from […]
In this article, we will show you how to use java.io.BufferedReader to read content from a file Note Read this different ways read a file 1. Files.newBufferedReader (Java 8) In Java 8, there is a new method Files.newBufferedReader(Paths.get(“file”)) to return a BufferedReader filename.txt A B C D E FileExample1.java package com.mkyong; import java.io.BufferedReader; import java.io.IOException; […]
