How to set String equal to text in .txt file [duplicate]

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How to create a Java String from the contents of a file

I have a .txt file that I want to save in a String variable. I imported the file with File f = new File("test.txt");. Now I am trying to put the contents of it in a String variable. I can not find a clear explanation for how to do this.

• Sergey Kalinichenko: Welcome to the site. When you prepare your question, please pay attention to the possible duplicate box. As it turns out, this is a quite common request.
• Victor Stafusa: Have you ever seen my answer to your other question? If not, see it here: stackoverflow.com/a/13852139/540552

Answer 1

Use a Scanner:

Scanner file = new Scanner(new File("test.txt"));
String contents = file.nextLine();
file.close();

Of course, if your file has multiple lines you can call nextLine multiple times.

Answer 2

BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("file.txt"));
try {
 StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
 String line = br.readLine();
 while (line != null) {
 sb.append(line);
 sb.append("\n");
 line = br.readLine();
 }
 String everything = sb.toString();
} finally {
 br.close();
}