How to read a file using Applet?
SolutionFollowing example demonstrates how to read a file using an Applet using openStream() method of URL.
import java.applet.*; import java.awt.*; import java.io.*; import java.net.*; public class readFileApplet extends Applet { String fileToRead = "test1.txt"; StringBuffer strBuff; TextArea txtArea; Graphics g; public void init() { txtArea = new TextArea(100, 100); txtArea.setEditable(false); add(txtArea, "center"); String prHtml = this.getParameter("fileToRead"); if (prHtml != null) fileToRead = new String(prHtml); readFile(); } public void readFile(){ String line; URL url = null; try { url = new URL(getCodeBase(), fileToRead); } catch(MalformedURLException e){} try { InputStream in = url.openStream(); BufferedReader bf = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in)); strBuff = new StringBuffer(); while((line = bf.readLine()) != null) { strBuff.append(line + "\n"); } txtArea.append("File Name : " + fileToRead + "\n"); txtArea.append(strBuff.toString()); } catch(IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }Result
The above code sample will produce the following result in a java enabled web browser.
View in Browser.
java_applets.htm
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HTML:
3.2
| Encoding:
UTF-8
| Version:
0.7.4