/*
 * Working with text files and arrays. The array is populated from a text file.
 * Use the Scanner class to read in the text file. Note the imports.
 * Allow NetBeans to assist you with the imports and the "try catch" statement.
 * 
 * Here is what the text file looks like (months.txt).
 * The text file must be stored in the project folder (not the scr folder)
 * Jan
 * Feb
 * Mar
 * Apr
 * May
 * Jun
 * Jul
 * Aug
 * Sep
 * Oct
 * Dec
 */
package arrayrandomscanner6;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;

public class ArrayRandomScanner6 {
    
    // global private static variables for all methods in the class
    // Here we declare an empty String array into which we will read values
    private static String[] monthsArray = new String[12];
    private static int counter = 0;
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        readTextFile();
        displayArr();
    }
// =========================================================================
    private static void readTextFile() {
        
        try {
            Scanner scFile = new Scanner(new File("months.txt"));
            
            while(scFile.hasNext()){
                String line = scFile.nextLine();
                monthsArray[counter] = line;
                counter++;
            } 
        } catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(ArrayRandomScanner6.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
    } // end method
// ==========================================================================
    private static void displayArr() {
        System.out.println("Months from the text file");
        System.out.println("=========================");
        for(int i = 0; i < counter;i++) {
            System.out.println(monthsArray[i]);
        }
    } // end method
} // end class

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OUTPUT
Months from the text file
=========================
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Dec
BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 1 second)