Re: Easy question but I can't seem to get it to work

Bjorn Abelli wrote:
"Kevin Ashton" wrote...

I tried typing

FileReader file = new FileReader(c:\javaread\"file.txt");

The path must be included inside the String.

FileReader file = new FileReader("c:\javaread\file.txt");

Backslashes need to be "escaped":

FileReader file = new FileReader("c:\\javaread\\file.txt");


/// Bjorn A



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Alternatively use forward slashes "c:/javaread/file.txt". Modern versions of Windows recognise the forward slash as a path separator, and it means you don't have to worry about escaping the backslash.

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