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I am getting the following error when trying to compile my program.

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Scanner s1 = new Scanner ( new FileReader ("students.txt"));

Posted 11-Mar-13 4:05am

Updated 11-Mar-13 6:22am

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Richard C Bishop 11-Mar-13 10:31am

Try removing the space between Scanner and (new FileReader()); The parenthesis should be right up against it.

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Sandeep Mewara · Answer 1 · 2013-03-11T05:02:00

It should be File and not FileReader.

Try:

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Scanner sc = new Scanner( new File("students.txt"));

Posted 11-Mar-13 5:02am