fileDisplay class with "Exception in thread "main" java.util.NoSuchElementException: No line found" error

[vanconde]

This is my first post. I have been working on this class for a couple of weeks now, and can't seem to get it working right. Here are the parameters:
* Write a class named FileDisplay with the following methods:
* 1) Constructor: Constructor should take the name of a file as an argument.
* 2) displayHead : Method should display only the first five lines of the file.
* 3) displayContents :Method should display the entire contents of the file.
* 4) displayWithLineNumbers : Method should display the contents of the file. Each line should be preceded with a line number followed by a colon.

The displayHead and displayContents methods work, however the displayWithLineNumbers method doesn't print and I get the following error:

"Exception in thread "main" java.util.NoSuchElementException: No line found
at java.util.Scanner.nextLine(Scanner.java:1540)
at fileprogram.FileDisplay.displayContents(FileDispla y.java:52)
at fileprogram.FileProgram.main(FileProgram.java:31)

Here is my code:

 
import java.util.Scanner;  //create scanner objects
import java.io.*;              //used for IOException
 
public class FileDisplay 
{
    String fileName,    //stores file name
              head;         //reads file for displayHead
    int count=0;         //counter
 
        //constructor to accept name of file
        public FileDisplay (String nameOfFile) 
            {
            fileName = nameOfFile;
            }
 
        //acceptor to display first 5 names in list from file
         public String displayHead() throws IOException 
            {
            //open file 
            File file = new File (fileName);
            Scanner inputHead = new Scanner(file);
 
                //loop to count and print first 5 lines from file   
                for (int count =1; count <=4; count++)    
                    {
                    //reads each line from file
                    head =inputHead.nextLine();
 
                    //prints each line from file
                    System.out.println(head);
                    }
 
            //returns output to main program
            return inputHead.nextLine();
            }
 
        //method to display file name and all names from file
        public String displayContents() throws IOException
            {
            //open file
            File contentFile = new File(fileName);
            Scanner inputContents = new Scanner(contentFile); 
 
                //loop to count and print all lines from file
                while (inputContents.hasNextLine())    
                    {
                    //reads each line from file
                    String contents = inputContents.nextLine();
 
                    //prints each line from file
                    System.out.println(contents);
                    }
 
            //returns output to main program
            return inputContents.nextLine();
            }
 
        //method to display lines from file numbered
        public String displayNumberedContents() throws IOException
            {
            //open file
            File numberedContents = new File (fileName);
            Scanner inputNumContents = new Scanner(numberedContents);
 
                //loop to count and print lines from file and accumulate count to number lines    
                while (inputNumContents.hasNextLine())
                    {
                    //read lines from file
                    String numContents = inputNumContents.nextLine();
 
                    //accumulator for numbering lines
                    count++;
 
                    //print numbering plus lines from file
                    System.out.print(count + numContents);                     
                    }
            //returns ouptut to main file    
            return inputNumContents.nextLine();
            } 
}

thanks for any feedback

[PhHein]

The stack trace suggests that displayContents doesn't work either. Your return statements don't make sense at all. You're looping over the file until the last line and after the while loop you're trying to return the line after the file from your scanner object to the main method.

[vanconde]

So,
Yes that may be part of my problem, the return. However in the first two methods, that return gives me the result I am looking for. So, this may be where I am going wrong. This is why I need some help with this.

thanks

[GregBrannon]

Suggestions:

1. No returns are required. Get rid of them; follow the assignment's instructions.
2. Close your Scanner objects.
3. Add a linefeed after printing the numbered lines.

[vanconde]

I understand items 2 and 3, but I don't understand what you mean by "no returns are required". How do the methods get passed to the main program when called without a return?

[GregBrannon]

I think you're asking, "How does program execution resume from the point the method was called without a return?" The answer is that it happens automatically, without a return. When a method completes, program flow or execution resumes at the point the method was called. You can read more about these concepts simply by searching, 'java return from methods', and similar.

[vanconde]

Ok, I figured it out with some of your comments. Thanks to all for your input.
Here is my final version. I am posting just for FYI. You can comment more if you feel like. Any help on improving my techniques is always welcome. Thanks again.

import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.*;
 
public class FileDisplay 
 
{
    String fileName,    //stores file name
            head;       //reads file for displayHead
    int count,
            diffCount=0;        //counter
 
    //constructor to accept name of file
    public FileDisplay (String nameOfFile) 
    {
        fileName = nameOfFile;
    }
 
    //method to display first 5 names in list from file
    public String displayHead() throws IOException
    {
 
    //open file    
    File file = new File (fileName);
    Scanner inputHead = new Scanner(file);
 
       //loop to count and print first 5 lines from file
        for (count =1; count <=5; count++)    
       {
       //reads each line from file
       head =inputHead.nextLine();
 
       //prints each line from file
       System.out.println(head);
       }
      inputHead.close();
      //returns output to main program  
      return " "; 
 
      }
 
   //method to display file name and all names from the file
    public String displayContents() throws IOException
    {
 
    //open file
    File contentFile = new File(fileName);
    Scanner inputContents = new Scanner(contentFile); 
 
        //loop to count and print lines from file
        while (inputContents.hasNextLine())    
            {
            //reads each line from file
            String contents = inputContents.nextLine();
 
            //prints each line from file
            System.out.println(contents);
            }
 
        inputContents.close();
 
//returns output to main program
        return "";
    }
 
    //method to display lines from file numbered
    public String displayNumberedContents() throws IOException
    {
        //open file
        File numberedContents = new File (fileName);
        Scanner inputNumContents = new Scanner(numberedContents);
 
            //loop to count and print lines from file and accumulate to number lines
            while (inputNumContents.hasNextLine())
            {
                //read lines from file
                String numContents = inputNumContents.nextLine();
 
                //accumulator for numbering lines
                diffCount++;
 
                //print numbering plus lines from file
                System.out.println(diffCount + " " + numContents);                     
            }
            inputNumContents.close();
 
            //returns output to main file
            return"";
    } 
}