Here you can find the source of readFile(String filename)
public static String[] readFile(String filename) throws IOException
//package com.java2s; /*// w ww . j a va 2 s . c om * Copyright 2006-2015 WebPKI.org (http://webpki.org). * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. * */ import java.util.*; import java.io.*; public class Main { public static String[] readFile(File file) throws IOException { Vector<String> v = new Vector<String>(); LineNumberReader r = new LineNumberReader(new FileReader(file)); String t; while ((t = r.readLine()) != null) { v.addElement(t); } r.close(); String[] s = new String[v.size()]; v.copyInto(s); return s; } public static String[] readFile(String filename) throws IOException { return readFile(new File(filename)); } }