/**************************************************************************************************
 *  Program Name:     File Reader
 *  Author:           Terry Weiss
 *  Date Written:     September 24, 2015
 *  Course/Section:   CSC 111-003W
 *  Program Description:
 *     This program will read and display a file.
 **************************************************************************************************/

package filereader;

import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;


/**
 *
 * @author Terry
 */
public class FileReader
{
    /**
     *
     * @param file the Scanner object holding the contents of the file being read
     * @return A String holding the contents of the file
     */
    public static String readFile( Scanner file )
    {
        String fileStr = "";

        while (file.hasNext())
        {
            fileStr += file.nextLine() + "\n";
        }

        return fileStr;
    }



    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static void main( String[] args ) throws IOException
    {
        Scanner file = new Scanner(new File("file.txt"));

        System.out.println("Now reading file.txt:\n");

        System.out.println(readFile(file));
    }

}