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Thread: Reading until a Blank Line. File input.

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    Default Reading until a Blank Line. File input.

    Hello, I am wondering if someone can help me with a problem I have.

    I am using the hasNext() method to read from a file. I have multiple parts in the text file.

    Shop A
    NoOfStaff
    HoursWorked GrossPay

    Shop B
    NoOfStaff
    HoursWorked GrossPay

    Then it goes onto Shop C, D, E, etc.

    All the units have different amounts of staff, different hours and a diifferent wage.

    I have got it to read the file, the number of staff, number of hours, and pay rate, but I want it to stop reading at the empty line, or the next TEXT line... so I can manipulate data for the next Shop Unit. The main question is do I use a break statement after the first loop as I want it to repeat for each Shop Unit.

    Thanks for reading.

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    Default Re: Reading until a Blank Line. File input.

    Can you post the code you are asking questions about?
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    Default Re: Reading until a Blank Line. File input.

     
    		while (inFile.hasNextDouble())
    		{
    			if (inFile.hasNext())
    			{	
    			number_of_staff = inFile.nextDouble();
    			hours_worked = inFile.nextDouble();
    			pay_rate = inFile.nextDouble();
    			hours_worked = hours_worked + inFile.nextDouble();
    			pay_rate = pay_rate + inFile.nextDouble();
    			}
    		}

    I don't know if this is correct. I have been reading this Java book I have and I have been searching online, but I can't seem to work it out.

    - @Cu

    EDIT: Thanks for your reply.

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    Default Re: Reading until a Blank Line. File input.

    There are 4 extra calls to nextDouble() in the if() that tested if the input had ONE MORE input.

    Some of the calls to nextDouble() replace the values in variables that were read by an earlier statement.

    In other words, the posted code does not make sense.

    Can you make a list of the steps describing what the code is supposed to do?
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    Default Re: Reading until a Blank Line. File input.

    Sorry if it does not make sense, I am sort of new to all of this.

    I have to do calculations with the data from the input file. The input file is laid out as:

    Shop A (Shop A)
    NoOfStaff (6)
    HoursWorked (40) GrossPay (7.5)

    Shop B (Shop B)
    NoOfStaff (8)
    HoursWorked (32) GrossPay (6.5)

    I want to take data from Shop A, manipulate it, then (break), then do the same onto Shop B, then Shop C.

    As you can see above there is a blank line between each shop. I was thinking maybe there is some code to recognize this and stop there, or something of the sort.

    Thanks again for your reply. I appreciate it.

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    Default Re: Reading until a Blank Line. File input.

    The nextLine() method should return an empty String when the empty line is read.
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