Program to Read text from file using FileInputStream and Try with resource provided in java 7



We will read c:/myFile.txt


c:/myFile.txt looks like this >
You are learning File IO from javaMadeSoEasy.com


Read :Try-with-resources in java - java.lang.AutoCloseable interface




Before java 7, we used to write explicit code for closing file in finally block by using try-finally block like this (As we have been doing in other programs) >
/** Copyright (c), AnkitMittal JavaMadeSoEasy.com */
public class TryWithResourseTest {
   public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
          InputStream inputStream = null;
          try{
                 inputStream = new FileInputStream("c:/txtFile.txt");
                 //code......
          }finally{
                 if(inputStream!=null)
                 inputStream.close();
          }
   }
}


In java 7, using Try-with-resources >
  • we need not to write explicit code for closing file.

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
/** Copyright (c), AnkitMittal JavaMadeSoEasy.com */
public class TryWithResourseTest {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
         try (InputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream("c:/txtFile.txt")) {
             //code...
         }
  }
}

Now, question comes why we need not to close file when we are using Try-with-resources?
Because FileInputStream implements java.lang.AutoCloseable interface (AutoCloseable interface’s close method automatically closes resources which are no longer needed.)

Which classes can be used inside Try-with-resources?
All the classes which implements AutoCloseable interface can be used inside Try-with-resources.



Program to Read text from file using FileInputStream and Try with resource provided in java 7
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
/** JavaMadeSoEasy.com */
public class ReadFileUsingFileInputStream {
   public static void main(String... args) {
          //Try with resource in java 7
          try (InputStream fis = new FileInputStream("c:/myFile.txt")) {
                 System.out.println("Reading from text file using FileInputStream "
                              + "and tryWithResource provided in java 7 > ");
                 int ch;
                 while ((ch = fis.read()) != -1) { // read till end of file
                       System.out.print((char) ch);
                 }
          } catch (IOException e) {
                 e.printStackTrace();
          }
   }
}
/* OUTPUT
Reading from text file using FileInputStream and tryWithResource provided in java 7 >
You are learning File IO from javaMadeSoEasy.com   
*/





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