Solved [Help] Read contents of text file

im not using textfiles for saving / loading stuff from it (if i would not say it, many people would say "USE BUKKIT CONFIG API"...). How can i read a text file and send the player the contents of it?

 

I solved this, take a look at it: http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/creating-a-custom-book.271295/#post-2513738

 

doesnt work. it just shows me the filename and the path to it. heres my code:

Code:java

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
 
Scanner sc = new Scanner(currentpath
+ item.getItemMeta().getDisplayName());
//currentpath is the path and the itemname is the filename. both of them is e.g plugins/Essentials/books.txt
while (sc.hasNext()) {
sb.append(sc.nextLine());
}
for (String zeile : sb.toString().split("\\n")) {
p.sendMessage(zeile);
}

 

Its \n not \\n, I mention later in the post that was a typo

 

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/io/

 

Wuts java

 

-Half the threads here.

 

Garris0n
does not work. can you give me a example?

 

Sarcasm off

 

it shows me too just the path+file name

if i use it on books.txt in the path plugins/essentials/books.txt, it doesnt show me the contents, it show me this path

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

Are you serious?

 

i searched on the website and found the scanner util. i tested it and it doesnt work

 

What doesn't work?

Post your code if you have issues.

 

i already posted my code and i said what doesnt work... but i can do it again xD
it dont show me the contents of the file, it shows me just the filename
here is code:

Code:java

 
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
 
Scanner sc = new Scanner(path);
while (sc.hasNext()) {
sb.append(sc.nextLine());
}
for (String zeile : sb.toString().split("\n")) {
p.sendMessage(zeile);
}
}
 

 

What is "path"?

 

This might be of use to you

 

the path is this: plugins\essentials\books.txt
(its just a example path)

 

I mean what is the actual variable. This is why people need to post full code. Show where you initialize it, I can't see what it is.

 

FisheyLP If your file is in a plugin data folder.. path = new File(plugin.getDataFolder(), relativeFilePath);

relativeFilePath is path to the file you want, relative to the datafolder

example: /plugins/MyPlugin/awesomeFile.swag => new File(myPlugin.getDataFolder(), "awesomeFile.swag");

 

too doesnt work... this time it doesnt show me anything

That is how i get the path (My plugin is called Servergui...)

Code:java

Code:java

 
@EventHandler
public void onInvClick(InventoryClickEvent e) {
Player p = (Player) e.getWhoClicked();
ItemStack item = e.getCurrentItem();
String invname = e.getInventory().getName();
String currentpath = invname.substring(7);
String newpath = "";
try {
if (invname.equals(inv.getName())) {
if (item != null) {
 
e.setResult(Result.DENY);
 
if (item.getType() == Material.CHEST) {
String itemname = item.getItemMeta().getDisplayName();
newpath = currentpath + itemname;
createGUI(newpath);
}
if (item.getType() == Material.SLIME_BALL) {
if (!invname.equals("Server\\")) {
File f = new File(currentpath.substring(0,
currentpath.length() - 1));
if (f.getParentFile() == null) {
newpath = "";
} else {
newpath = f.getParentFile().getPath();
}
createGUI(newpath);
}
}
if (item.getType() == Material.PAPER
|| item.getType() == Material.EMPTY_MAP) {
try {
Scanner sc = new Scanner(new File(currentpath
+ item.getItemMeta().getDisplayName()));
 
while (sc.hasNext()) {
p.sendMessage(sc.next() + "\n");
}
sc.close();
} catch (Exception ex) {
}
 
}
p.closeInventory();
p.openInventory(inv);
}
}
} catch (Exception exception) {
}
}
[SIZE=2][/SIZE]

(Slime ball is to go back one path, chests are folders, and emty maps and paper are .txt and .yml files. i want if the player clicks a txt or yml file (i defined it in the createGUI(String path); method which files are which items) it shows the player the contents of the file

i know that. just read my code i posted before... its much complicated

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

FisheyLP Sorry, I'm of little help... I'm just fairly certain the problem isn't with the code to read the file, it's the code to get the path.

 

Axe2760
do you know how to read the contents of the file?

 

rofl

read this article, it has examples too

http://www.javapractices.com/topic/TopicAction.do?Id=42

or watch this video:

https://buckysroom.org/videos.php?cat=31&video=18046

derp just seen this was posted already xD

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EDIT: WORKS YEEEEEEEEEEEAH THANK YOU ALL!!! IT WAS JUST THE §r COLORCODE FROM THE ITEMNAME THAT MESSED IT ALL UP DDD