I am trying to read a file using a string input as the filename. For example, if the filename is datafile.txt then if the input is "datafile.txt" and there is a file of that name in the directory, how do I read it? Here is my initial code:
Scanner kbd = new Scanner(System.in);
String file = kbd.next();then I have code further down as follows:
Caesar myCaesar = new Caesar(file);However, it doesn't like the Caesar(file) because file is a string. Any help is much appreciated.
Uhm, wrap "file" in New File(file)? If your "Caesar" constructor needs a file as an argument.
As OP said, you can just make a new File with the constructor public File(String filename). Besides that, a file can generally read in 2 ways, using a scanner, or by using a bufferedreader. Both have their uses, though generally it doesn't matter. I suggest you look up both classes, do a google search, and tell us how it went.
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