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Mulitple entries-Java
I can't get this code to allow the user to enter more than one entry after hitting yes.
How do I do this?
How do I do this?
// Week5.java
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
// class Week5 definition
public class Week5
{
// method main
public static void main(String args[])
{
System.out.println("This program will create a shopping list:");
// call the inputItems method
inputItems();
// call the outputItems method
outputItems();
System.exit(0);
}
// method inputItems
public static void inputItems()
{
Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in); // create a keyboard Scanner
PrintWriter outFile = null; // declare a PrintWriter
String response;
try
{
outFile = new PrintWriter(new FileOutputStream("shoppinglist.txt"));
// get first item from user
System.out.print("Please enter your first item: ");
outFile.write(keyboard.nextLine() + "\n");
System.out.print("Do you wish to enter more Items? Yes/No: ");
response = keyboard.nextLine();
while( response.toUpperCase().equals("Yes") )
{
// get next item from user
System.out.print("Enter your next item: ");
outFile.write( keyboard.nextLine() + "\n" );
System.out.print("Do you wish to enter more Items? Yes/No: ");
response = keyboard.nextLine();
}
outFile.close(); // close the file
}
catch(FileNotFoundException e) // catch exception
{
// display the error message and exit program
System.err.println("File write error occurred.");
System.exit(0);
}
}
// method outputItems
public static void outputItems()
{
try
{
// create a Scanner for the input file
Scanner inFile = new Scanner( new File("shoppinglist.txt"));
System.out.println("Your shopping list contains: ");
while( inFile.hasNextLine() )
System.out.println( inFile.nextLine() );
inFile.close(); // close the file
}
catch(IOException io) // catch exception
{
// display the error message and exit program
System.err.println("File read error occurred.");
System.exit(0);
}
}
}
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How do I get the textfile to read the items inputted like this:
Ham
Cheese
Sausage
instead of like this:
HamCheeseSausage
I know I need to use the StringTokenizer class but not sure how to use it. "I think", anyways.
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