str.trim().split("\\s+") help

[arson09]

I'm trying to split a string into individual words, but is having problems doing it.. You can skip the passage below for the only reason i'm posting it is for the sake of showing what's being printed out when i try and use it.
Please forgive the lost passage, but this is the file i'm reading from:

The International Space Station is proving to be very valuable for
scientific research. It provides a platform to conduct experiments
that require one or more of the unusual conditions present on the
station. The primary fields of research include human studies, space
medicine, life sciences, physical sciences, astronomy, and
meteorology. The 2005 NASA Authorization Act designated the American
segment of the International Space Station as a national laboratory
with the goal of increasing the use of the International Space Station
by other federal agencies and the private sector. For this reason, the
agency has entered into a number of partnerships with various private
enterprises. Research on the International Space Station improves
knowledge about the effects of long-term space exposure on the human
body. Subjects currently under study include muscle atrophy, bone
loss, and fluid shift, with an emphasis on fatigue and endurance. The
data will be used to determine whether space colonization and lengthy
human spaceflight are feasible. As of 2006, data on bone loss and
muscular atrophy suggest that there would be a significant risk of
fractures and movement problems if astronauts landed on a planet after
a lengthy interplanetary cruise (such as the six-month journey time
required to fly to Mars). Large scale medical studies are conducted
aboard the International Space Station via the National Space and
Biomedical Research Institute. Prominent among these is the Advanced
Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity study in which astronauts
(including former International Space Station Commanders Leroy Chiao
and Gennady Padalka) perform ultrasound scans under the guidance of
remote experts. For their work on this project, the two commanders
were awarded NASA Service Commendations. The study considers the
diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions in space. Usually, there
is no physician onboard the International Space Station and diagnosis
of medical conditions is a challenge. It is anticipated that remotely
guided ultrasound scans, with the use of some of the equipment
developed for the station, will have application on Earth in emergency
and rural care situations where access to a trained physician is
difficult. Researchers are investigating the effect of the station's
near-weightless environment on the evolution, development, growth, and
internal processes of plants and animals. In response to some of this
data, NASA wants to investigate microgravity's effects on the growth of
three-dimensional, human-like tissues, and the unusual protein crystals
that can be formed in space. The investigation of the physics of
fluids in microgravity will allow researchers to model the behavior of
fluids better. Because fluids can be almost completely combined in
microgravity, physicists are investigating fluids that do not mix well
on Earth. In addition, an examination of reactions that are slowed by
low gravity and temperatures will give scientists a deeper
understanding of superconductivity. With that knowledge, improvements
in electronics and computers are expected. The study of materials
science is an important element of the research activity, with the
objective of reaping economic benefits through the improvement of
techniques used on the ground. Other areas of interest include the
effect of the low gravity environment on combustion, through the study
of the efficiency of burning and control of emissions and pollutants.
These findings may improve our knowledge about energy production, and
lead to economic and environmental benefits. Future plans are for the
researchers aboard the International Space Station to examine aerosols,
ozone, water vapor, and oxides in the Earth's atmosphere, as well as
cosmic rays, cosmic dust, antimatter, and dark matter in the universe.
With the impending retirement of the space shuttle fleet, it is very
important that this proposed research be initiated in the next one to
two years. For additional reading, see the NASA Web-site or visit your
local library.

When i use the str.trim().slit("\\s+"), this is what i'm getting:

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As u can see, it's not getting everyword in each line.. it's skipping something terrible.. this is where i'm trying to do it at..

//Open the file for reading

      Scanner fsc = new Scanner(infile);
      FileInputStream fstream = new FileInputStream(infile);
      DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(fstream);
      BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in));


    //Read the data in the file line by line
        while((passage = br.readLine()) != null)
      {
       	 System.out.println(passage);
         str[num_lines]= fsc.nextLine();
         num_lines ++;
      }
       	fsc.close();
// Count the total number of words in passage
      for(i=0; i<num_lines; i++)
      {
       the_words = str[i].trim().split("\\s+");

       sum += the_words.length;
       System.out.println(the_words[0]);
       System.out.println();
      }

The only reason i used the_words[0] was for the sake of seeing what was stored in that particular element..

[JosAH]

Don't use a Scanner and an BufferedReader to read from one single file at the same time; change your algorithm to something like this:

BufferedReader br= ...;
String line;
while ((line= br.readLine()) != null)
   process(line);

Your process( ... ) method processes the entire file line by line; you can use your split( ... ) trick in that method on each and every line.

kind regards,

Jos