Text file unable to be found and read

Question

Right now, I'm simply attempting to read the contents of a file stored in the same directory as my Java classes, and access the length. However, whenever the correct file name is passed to create a new File object, its length comes back as being zero. I assume that this is because the file cannot be found for some reason.

My file structure is as follows:

-src
--hw1 (package)
---TextSwap.java
---letters.txt

I try to create a file object with File file = new File(filename);, where filename is equal to letters.txt.

See if this helps: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17287478/get-file-from-project-folder-java/36445369. — Alias Cartellano, Sep 18 '21 at 16:50
Make sure the [current directory](https://technojeeves.com/index.php/aliasjava1/91-find-the-current-directory-in-java) is what you think it is — g00se, Sep 18 '21 at 17:56

Chikeb-Aymen · Answer 1 · 2021-09-19T18:38:53.173

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FileWriter fw=new FileWriter("letters.txt");

Or try

FileReader fr=null;
try
{
    fr = new FileReader("letters.txt");
}
catch (FileNotFoundException fe)
{
    System.out.println("File not found");
}

edited Sep 19 '21 at 18:38

answered Sep 18 '21 at 17:01

Chikeb-Aymen

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Text file unable to be found and read

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