java.io.FileNotFoundException: Joiners.txt (Access Denied)

Question

Here is my problem. The path is true and the error is access denied. I tried other solution but none of them work for me.

//this is my arraylist which i give value from the txt
       ArrayList<Person> PersonArrayList = new ArrayList<Person>();     
        FileReader inFile = new 
        FileReader("C:\\Users\\canertasan\\Desktop");
        //this is my path but access denied is problem?
        BufferedReader inStream = new BufferedReader(inFile);
        String InstaNameText;
        while ((InstaNameText = inStream.readLine()) != null) {
             PersonData.add(new Person(InstaNameText));
        inStream.close();
    }

I dont know where should i give the filename @SandeepRandhawa — Caner Taşan, Feb 22 '18 at 13:45
I try to do after while close the inStream file. @EmersonCod — Caner Taşan, Feb 22 '18 at 13:47
@CanerTaşan `C:\\Users\\canertasan\\Desktop\\yourfilename` like this. — Sandeep Randhawa, Feb 22 '18 at 14:26

Flavio Rossi · Answer 1 · 2018-02-23T13:18:47.277

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Desktop isn't a file, it's a folder FileReader should be given a file name as parameter

String filename = "C:\\Users\\UserName\\Desktop\\Joiners.txt"; //Fullpath txt file
String currentLine; //Current line
FileReader fr = null;
BufferedReader br = null;

try {
    fr = new FileReader(filename);
    br = new BufferedReader(fr);


    while((currentLine = br.readLine()) != null){
        System.out.println(currentLine);
    }
}
catch(FileNotFoundException ex){
    ex.printStackTrace();
}
catch(IOException ex){
    ex.printStackTrace();
}

try {
    if (br != null)
        br.close();
    if (fr != null)
        fr.close();
}
catch (IOException ex) {
    ex.printStackTrace();
}

edited Feb 23 '18 at 13:18

answered Feb 22 '18 at 12:30

Flavio Rossi

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How can i do that? – Caner Taşan Feb 22 '18 at 13:48
Update answer. I helped? – Flavio Rossi Feb 27 '18 at 12:10

Stephen C · Answer 2 · 2018-02-23T05:40:53.457

The pathname refers to a folder not a file, and you cannot open a folder as a Reader.

The solution depends on what you are trying to do.

If you are trying to read the names of the files in the folder, then use File.list() -> String[] and iterate the array.
If you are trying to read the content of all of the files in the folder, then use File.listFiles() -> File[] and iterate the array. For each file, open, read lines and then close the file.
If you are trying to read the content of a specific file in the Desktop folder, then use the pathname for the file, not the folder.

java.io.FileNotFoundException: Joiners.txt (Access Denied)

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