read files in java code example

Example 1: open file java

import java.io.*;

public class openFile {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try{
            File file = new File("C:\\file.txt");
        }catch(Exception e){
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
    
}

Example 2: reading from a text file in java

public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception 
  { 
    // pass the path to the file as a parameter 
    FileReader fr = new FileReader("C:\\Users\\pankaj\\Desktop\\test.txt"); 
  
    int i; 
    while ((i=fr.read()) != -1) 
      System.out.print((char) i); 
  }