java write from arrayList to text file code example

Example 1: java text file to arraylist

Scanner s = new Scanner(new File("filepath"));
ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
while (s.hasNext()){
    list.add(s.next());
}
s.close();

Example 2: java write arraylist of objects to file

try {
    FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream("output");
    ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(fos);   
    oos.writeObject(MenuArray); // write MenuArray to ObjectOutputStream
    oos.close(); 
} catch(Exception ex) {
    ex.printStackTrace();
}