autism17.java

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class PageFormatter {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

      int gen = 0;
      int pageNum = 1;
      int pageCounter = 0;
      ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();

      try {
         File file = new File("list.txt");
         FileReader fileReader = new FileReader(file);
         BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(fileReader);
         StringBuffer stringBuffer = new StringBuffer();
         String line;
         while ((line = bufferedReader.readLine()) != null) {
            list.add(line);
         }
         fileReader.close();

      }
      catch (IOException e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
      }

      try {

         File file = new File("formattedList.txt");

        // if file doesnt exists, then create it
         if (!file.exists()) {
            file.createNewFile();
         }

         FileWriter fw = new FileWriter(file.getAbsoluteFile());
         BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(fw);

         int ALsize = list.size();
         int i = 0;

         while (i < ALsize - 1) {
            if (list.get(i).equals("GENBREAK")) {
               gen++;
               i++;
               pageNum = 1;
               bw.write("\n\n\n#################         GENERATION " + gen + "         #################\n\n");
            }

            else {
               bw.write("\n\n-----------------------------Page " + pageNum + "-----------------------------\n\n");
               while (pageCounter < 9 && !list.get(i).equals("GENBREAK")  && (i != ALsize - 1)) {
                  if (list.get(i) != "@"){
                     bw.write(list.get(i) + "\t\t\t");
                  }
                  if (pageCounter == 2 || pageCounter == 5 || pageCounter == 8) {
                     bw.write("\n");
                  }
                  if (list.get(i) != "@"){
                     i++;
                  }
                  pageCounter++;
               }
               pageNum++;
            }
            pageCounter = 0;
         }

         bw.close();

         System.out.println("Done");

      }
      catch (IOException e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
      }

   }

}