Thread: Reading until a Blank Line. File input.

Hello, I am wondering if someone can help me with a problem I have.

I am using the hasNext() method to read from a file. I have multiple parts in the text file.

Shop A
NoOfStaff
HoursWorked GrossPay

Shop B
NoOfStaff
HoursWorked GrossPay

Then it goes onto Shop C, D, E, etc.

All the units have different amounts of staff, different hours and a diifferent wage.

I have got it to read the file, the number of staff, number of hours, and pay rate, but I want it to stop reading at the empty line, or the next TEXT line... so I can manipulate data for the next Shop Unit. The main question is do I use a break statement after the first loop as I want it to repeat for each Shop Unit.

Thanks for reading.

- @iCurtisIT

 
		while (inFile.hasNextDouble())
		{
			if (inFile.hasNext())
			{	
			number_of_staff = inFile.nextDouble();
			hours_worked = inFile.nextDouble();
			pay_rate = inFile.nextDouble();
			hours_worked = hours_worked + inFile.nextDouble();
			pay_rate = pay_rate + inFile.nextDouble();
			}
		}

I don't know if this is correct. I have been reading this Java book I have and I have been searching online, but I can't seem to work it out.

- @Cu

EDIT: Thanks for your reply.

Sorry if it does not make sense, I am sort of new to all of this.

I have to do calculations with the data from the input file. The input file is laid out as:

Shop A (Shop A)
NoOfStaff (6)
HoursWorked (40) GrossPay (7.5)

Shop B (Shop B)
NoOfStaff (8)
HoursWorked (32) GrossPay (6.5)

I want to take data from Shop A, manipulate it, then (break), then do the same onto Shop B, then Shop C.

As you can see above there is a blank line between each shop. I was thinking maybe there is some code to recognize this and stop there, or something of the sort.

Thanks again for your reply. I appreciate it.