Thread: Reading integers from a file, but it's only displaying the first number repeatedly..?

Hi! I am new here and currently taking my first CS class, which happens to be Java. Usually I do very well with the assignments and have no trouble, but right now I am completely stumped.

We just learned file input/output and loops, so our assignment is to read 30 scores (integers) from a file and display them using regular output. The only problem is, I'm supposed to use a for loop to only read the first 30 numbers.

So far, I can only get my code to display the first number of the file repeatedly. I am completely stumped!

This is what my code looks like:

import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.*;
 
public class Echo
 
{
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException
 
{
 
int number;
int score;
File file = new File("scores.txt");
Scanner inputFile = new Scanner(file);
 
 
 
 
score = inputFile.nextInt();
 
for(number=1; number<=30; number=number+1)
{System.out.println(score);}
 
 
 
inputFile.close();
 
 
 
}
 
}

I'm sure it has to be something simple that I'm overlooking. Any help is appreciated! Thanks.

Honestly, I'm just very confused right now. The program is printing the first number of the file 30 times. How can I get it to take the first 30 numbers and print them without assigning them each a variable?

As it was said, All your doing is printing the number alot .. Try to rescan in your for loop

for(int number=1;number<=30;number++)
{
score = inputFile.nextInt();
System.out.println(score);
}

Scanner scanner = new Scanner(new File("abc.txt"));
int [] show = new int [100];
int i = 0;
while(scanner.hasNextInt()){
    show[i++] = scanner.nextInt();
 }

Remember to catch necessary exceptions.