Thread: Returning An Array

Hello I am trying to sort a list of numbers on seperate files from a text document in C:/Scores.txt. First off in processFile I am trying to return the numbers located in the file as an array. I am having some issues understanding what i should change into an array for it to return all the numbers as an array. Also it would bea bonus to know how to read each line one by one.

package readandsort;
 
/**
 *
 * @author Logan
 */
import java.io.*;
public class ReadAndSort {
 
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
 
    }
    public static int processFile (String scores) throws IOException, FileNotFoundException {
        FileInputStream fstream = new FileInputStream("c:/scores.txt");
        DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(fstream);
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in));
        String strLine;
        double doubleValue;
        while ((strLine = br.readLine()) !=null) {
            doubleValue = Integer.parseInt(strLine); 
            return doubleValue;
        }
        br.close();
    }
}
 
        }
    }

Hmm I think I understand, but now I am getting an error saying ';' expected and return scores; is not a statement.

public static int[] processFile (int[] scores) throws IOException, FileNotFoundException {
        FileInputStream fstream = new FileInputStream("c:/scores.txt");
        DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(fstream);
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in));
        String strLine;
        while ((strLine = br.readLine()) !=null) {
            scores[] = Integer.parseInt(strLine); 
 
        }
        return scores;
        br.close();

--- Update ---

to clarify, on the line
scores[] = Integer.parseInt(strLine);
I am getting the error ; expected and not a statement.

For example,
scores[3] = Integer.parseInt(strLine); ? I am not receiving an error on that but i want to return all of the scores and not just one of them

--- Update ---

Hmm wait, i think i understand.
public static int[] processFile (int[] scores, int a) throws IOException, FileNotFoundException {
FileInputStream fstream = new FileInputStream("c:/scores.txt");
DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(fstream);
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in));
String strLine;
while ((strLine = br.readLine()) !=null) {
scores[a] = Integer.parseInt(strLine);
br.close();
}
return scores;

}
Is this the correct application?